Monthly Archives: January 2012

In Deutschland sind die Lehrer besonders alt

Das EU-Statistikamt Eurostat berichtet, dass fast die Hälfte der Lehrer und Lehrerinnen in Deutschland 50 Jahre und älter sind. In der Sekundarstufe, den Klassen 5 bis 10, ist es sogar mehr als die Hälfte des Lehrerpersonals, das älter als 50 … Continue reading

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European Women in Older Age (EWA)

Welcome, Bienvenu, Willkommen, Benvenuto, Vitejte, Pasveikinti… to the website of the Grundvig Learning-Partnership ‘European Women in Older Age’. The site contains information about the partner organisations and participants, along with portraits and interviews by and about European women from different … Continue reading

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Ouvrir des choix à nos âinés (Give older people chances)

ENGS-board member Jocelyne Le Boulicaut was looking forward to the next presidential elections. She expressed her concern with (the lack of) chances of older people and wrote it down in a well-considered proposal to ‘Les Verts’. Meantime the party took … Continue reading

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Austrian Finance Minister blames older people

Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter blamed older people that retire too quickly in her opinion. She made it without any nuance or restriction. On behalf of Austrian Green Seniors Birgit Meinhard-Schiebel wrote the Minister a protest letter… ‘Dear Minister Fekter, … Continue reading

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