Frau & Arbeit gemeinnützige GmbH

Frau & Arbeit gemeinnützige GmbH is an Austrian non-profit organisation, commonly known as the Frauenservicestelle, that provides free counselling, coaching and workshops for women on questions relating to working life. It was founded in 1995 as a registered association (Verein) and has operated as a non-profit limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH) since 2010. Its services are aimed at women who want to return to work after parental leave or a longer career break, who wish to change careers, who struggle to make ends meet on their income, who need help reconciling work and family, who are over 45 and seeking work or a career change, who want to become self-employed, who are solo self-employed and want to grow their business, who want training in a technical occupation, who want to be fit for a job application, who are single parents and want to exchange views, who want to strengthen their personality and self-confidence, who want to refresh their computer skills, or who want to learn more about digital applications and artificial intelligence. The organisation advises in person, by telephone and online, and appointments can be booked online or through its counsellors. It is based in Salzburg, Austria, and can be reached by telephone at +43 662 880723-10 or by e-mail at info@frau-und-arbeit.at. According to its own figures, Frau & Arbeit reaches around 11,000 women each year and employs around 50 staff with high professional expertise; the majority of the women it serves are between 30 and 50 years old, and about 80 percent have childcare responsibilities. The organisation is IBOBB certified. Frau & Arbeit is led by a four-woman management team initiated in 2020. Daniela Diethör, who was instrumental in founding the Frauenservicestelle and who has developed innovative women-specific concepts over the years, serves as managing director together with Andrea Kirchtag. Isabella Turner is Prokuristin (authorised signatory), Claudia Weiss is responsible for Marketing & Innovation, and Irene Botzenhart-Hirsch handles administration and marketing. The organisation publishes an annual report giving a comprehensive insight into all the projects it has implemented. Its stated vision is that women have independent financial security through paid work, lead self-determined, independent lives, and are equal to men in the labour market and in the economy. As a non-profit entity, Frau & Arbeit operates as a service and advisory brand rather than a commercial product brand, and its offerings are free of charge to the women it serves.

Frau & Arbeit was founded in 1995 as a registered association (Verein) in Austria. Its purpose was to establish a women's service centre (Frauenservicestelle) offering free counselling, coaching and workshops for women on questions relating to working life. Daniela Diethör was instrumental in founding the Frauenservicestelle and, over the years, developed innovative women-specific concepts that were implemented partly as projects and partly as permanent offerings. In 2010, the organisation changed its legal form and has since operated as a non-profit limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH), trading as Frau & Arbeit gemeinnützige GmbH. This structure allowed it to combine a charitable mission with a professional organisational framework. In 2020, a four-woman management team was initiated to jointly lead the organisation. Daniela Diethör and Andrea Kirchtag serve as managing directors; Isabella Turner is Prokuristin (authorised signatory); Claudia Weiss is responsible for Marketing & Innovation; and Irene Botzenhart-Hirsch handles administration and marketing. The organisation is based in Salzburg, Austria, and is IBOBB certified. According to its own figures, Frau & Arbeit reaches around 11,000 women each year and employs around 50 staff with high professional expertise. The women it serves are typically between 30 and 50 years old, and about 80 percent have childcare responsibilities. The organisation publishes an annual report providing a comprehensive insight into all the projects it has implemented. Its stated vision is that women have independent financial security through paid work, lead self-determined, independent lives, and are equal to men in the labour market and in the economy.

• 2020

  A four-woman management team was initiated to jointly lead the organisation.

• 2010

  Changed legal form to a non-profit limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH).

• 1995

  Founded as a registered association (Verein) in Austria.

Non-profit women's service centre providing free, low-threshold career and life counselling for women in Austria.

• Free career counselling for women

  Personal, telephone and online counselling on career and professional questions.

• Coaching

  Coaching sessions for women on career and personal development topics.

• Workshops

  Workshops on topics such as job applications, computer skills, digital applications and AI.

1. 1Frau & Arbeitfrau-und-arbeit.at
2. 2Über uns – Frau & Arbeitfrau-und-arbeit.at
3. 3Geschäftsleitung – Frau & Arbeitfrau-und-arbeit.at
4. 4Frau & Arbeit gemeinnützige GmbHwikidata.org