Protestant church - Landshut dean calls for women's quota in the regional church
The Dean of Landshut, Nina Lubomierski, calls for gender quotas in the Bavarian Evangelical Church. "Nothing will change in our Landeskirche without the introduction of a gender quota," said the 49-year-old in an interview with the Straubinger Tagblatt/Landshuter Zeitung (Monday edition). "Women leave for other areas because they see no chances in the Bavarian Evangelical Church."
There are "far too few part-time and job-sharing models" in the evangelical church, said the theologian, who came in second place in the election of the successor to the long-term Bishop of Bavaria, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, last year against Christian Kopp. "A pastoral profession is still almost a 24/7 job. These structural conditions disadvantage women."
Lubomierski sees a lack of problem awareness in the church. "First and foremost, we must acknowledge that we have a problem," she said in the newspaper interview. "I don't see it at the moment. I see a lack of acceptance of criticism. Criticism is often ignored, brushed aside or personalized."
- In response to the dean's call, some women in the Bavarian Evangelical Church have begun advocating for their rights in the "Women's Quota" movement.
- The Straubinger Tagblatt reported that the Regional Church in Landshut is considering implementing gender quotas to address the underrepresentation of women in positions of power.
- The Women's Quota movement gained momentum after Nina Lubomierski's comments regarding the lack of opportunities for women in the Bavarian Evangelical Church, as highlighted in the Landshut edition of Straubinger Tagblatt/Landshuter Zeitung.
- The Society for Gender Equality in the Church has launched a campaign in Bavaria, urging the Evangelical Church to adopt Women's Quotas, inspired by Lubomierski's call for change.
