Making Girls Strong and Advocating Women
Although women often perform better in school and during subsequent studies, higher positions are still more frequently filled by men than by women today. For many women, the key problem remains the balance between their family and their career.
Judith Zybell is the equal opportunity officer for the municipality of Brüggen and your contact for all matters related to the equal treatment of women and men.
As the equal opportunity officer, Judith Zybell is available to all municipal residents with advice and support. Please contact her if you have questions on topics such as:
- Separation, divorce
- Sexual abuse or harassment
- Violence
- Vocational reorientation and re-entry into the workforce
- Career / family balance
Equal Opportunity: Promotion, Exchange and Culture
- Regular WenDo courses (self-defence and self-assertion for girls)
- Semi-annual on-site consultations for women who are unemployed or re-entering the workforce (in cooperation with the employment promotion association)
- “My Body Belongs to Me” programme to give children the power to prevent sexual abuse (in close cooperation with the primary schools)
- Meetings for single mothers at the Vennmühle family centre
- Cultural events, cabarets and readings
The municipal equal opportunity officers also exchange information and experiences: Through regular meetings of the “Working Committee of Equal Opportunity Officers, Viersen District”. Here they develop joint projects on the district level (entrepreneur and founder meetings) as well as information brochures (Guide for Girls, Mini Job Brochure). You can also find all event dates on the internet under
