0️⃣5️⃣ IWB News Weekly: Changes for March, International Women's Day & Jobs, Housing Offers and the Events for the Week
0️⃣5️⃣ IWB News Weekly: Changes for March, International Women's Day & Jobs, Housing Offers and the Events for the Week
Hello dear IWBies ✨
This week's packed with excitement, and we've got big reasons to celebrate! 🎉 On the 27th, we're joining forces with Grammarly and Le Wagon for an unmissable event. Details are coming, but trust us, it's going to be special.
You can already save your spot here. 🍸
We're also diving into a vital project, exploring immigrant women's experiences in Berlin's job market. Want to help? Add your insight by filling out our survey. Want to help even more? We have a more extensive survey for you. Your input is crucial and we will share the results this week!
Plus, this week shines a little brighter with International Women's Day on Friday (reminder it's a holiday in Berlin!). A lot of cool events will take place to celebrate this special day - and ours, as mentioned before, will happen in the end of the month to close March in great style ✨
Stay tuned for event updates and our research results. Together, we're stronger.
Much love, Bruna and your IWB Team 💖
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As immigrants, it's important to stay informed about what's happening in Germany. Here are the most important news updates you should be aware of:
⏱️ Employers in Germany must establish a system for tracking the actual hours their employees work daily.
🚌 Did the public transport strike affect you?
🇩🇪 Everything you need to know about changes affecting expats in Germany
☀️ Warmer days ahead in Germany
😖 Oh great… another r*pist on the run in Berlin - Have you seen him?
🇩🇪 Germany needs more skilled workers and has changed some immigration rules
🇺🇸 Why has the number of US military personnel increased in Germany since Joe Biden's administration?
🛂 Everything you need to know about get your German citizenship in Berlin
🐬 If you're thinking of visiting the Berlin Zoo or Aquarium, pay attention to the new prices.
🩸 Have you ever donated blood in Germany?
🛜 Probably we will have faster wi-fi in all U-bahn stations, by the end on this Month
💖 From a slum to glory and activism: Domitila Barros, the first Miss Germany with a migration backgrounds tells her inspiring story in her first book - pre order here!
⛓️ KitKat, the famous Berlin sex club, turned 30 years this week!
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Week from the 3rd March to the 9th March - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
🍷 Unleash your palate and savour the perfect pairings at this exceptional soirée.
🎤 Your new favorite comedy crash course in Berlin’s bizarre love life
💓 “Comedy Vulvas,” the ultimate playground for womxn comics to experiment, push boundaries, and develop new material.
🧘♀️ Want to know more about the art of tantra yoga? This is for you.
🗣️ Can you imagine joining the oldest public speaking club in Berlin?
🎬 Nothing like finding our community in a city... this one is for movie lovers.
👯♂️ Meet new people while learning a new language (or improving what you already know)
👚 The most important flea markets in Berlin for you to visit now!
🪴 How about a visit to the ceramics workshops and ateliers in Brandenburg?
🪩 Join CHOOSE:feminism at Kater Blau and let’s celebrate the International feminist day.
🎶 a diverse range of music, live street art, poetry, and a wide variety of culinary delights at Lost In Teufelsberg - Power of Female Art Festival
💖 THE FUTURE IS FEMALE - Let's come together to celebrate this special day at Humboldthain Club.
🍸 Celebrate International Women's Day while sober
🎹 Female DJs only will be mixing a wild night for you at Cassiopeia!
🎊 Come and celebrate Carnival in a way that only Brazilians know how.
✊ Searching for a demo for the 8th March? Check out this FLINTA-only demo and also this one, during the night
🌸 Happy Plants will be the whole month at the Hoxton Hotel, with their pop-up. Check out this give away for beautiful flowers!
🥞 2-for-1 Pancakes this Wednesday at Bonvivant
👗 From the 4th to the 7th, big clearance sale at Humana
👉 Do you have a cool event or tips to share with us?
Let us know here, and we will publish in the next newsletter - and for FREE!
IWB, with +36k members, is a very active community. Given that you might not have time to catch up on everything and some good posts may get overlooked, here are a few highlights from our group:
🌲 “Looking for Tips for Solo trip to South Germany…”
🥗 Looking for recipes that are healthy and easy to make? This is for you!
🔍 Tips on places that remove white heads
🤩 Recommendations on Microneedling, olive oil that doesn’t cost a fortune and books to read in German
🎂 “Where can I buy a personalized birthday cake in Berlin?”
📚 Libraries in Berlin if you need a place to study or work quietly
🖥️ Websites or groups for job-searching, specifically for people who don't yet speak German
💎 Where to find high quality piercing jewelry to wear permanently
💇♀️ Is it worth it to buy a hair gadget from Dyson?
🤰If you are a mom-to-be, check out this post
🤔 “Is it possible for me to quit the public insurance as it’s very expensive without a jon contract and replace it by a private insurance and go back to public once I go back to work?”
💼 Check out our IWB Linkedin post and connect professionally with other IWBies
💺 Best affordable WFH chairs for your house
💖 Partner Time: Check out Le Wagon
Le Wagon is a leader in immersive tech training. We teach people the skills they need to change their lives by kick-starting their tech careers or launching their own startups.
Le Wagon offers Web Development and Data Bootcamps - online and in 40+ cities worldwide. Founded in Paris in 2013, Le Wagon now boasts a community of 25,000+ graduates from all walks of life, including many entrepreneurs who built 200+ tech startups and raised more than $1 billion globally.
With a recognised pedagogy and human-centric approach, Le Wagon is the world's most acclaimed coding bootcamp according to student reviews on Switchup and Coursereport, and has partnered with leading higher education institutions such as HEC Paris, IAE Business School in Argentina and Imperial College London.
Check out future Le Wagon's events:
👉 Girls Just Wanna Code 7th March
👉 Create Your Own Dating App Workshop 12th March
👉 BIPOC Panel 18th March
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We know finding a place to stay in Berlin is a hard tasks, sometimes. That’s why we gather, every week, some links that might help you - from women to women:
I’m looking for a new flatmate from the end of March
I have a room to rent starting from now it’s €750 a month.
Private Room with own Bathroom in a shared new Apartment
Studio Apartment sublet/ long-term Nachmieter with Anmeldung from 01.04.2023 onwards near Tempelhofer Feld
From March 17th to April 13th. Available for one person or a couple 💕 65sqm.
I’m looking for someone clean and reliable to be on my studio in April while I travel to my home country.
I am subletting a furnished room in Lichtenberg
I’m renting out a 20sqm furnished room in Lichtenberg, 10317 from 1 March - 15 May.
I'm subletting my room in the lovely Richardkiez for a month or two, starting on March 1st
I’m subletting my 2-Zimmer flat on Milastr. 10437. Prenzlauer Berg from 29. March to 5. April for 300 euros.
A friend of mine is subletting her room for two months (can possibly extend for three months) starting March.
My partner and I are renting our 1.5 Zimmer apartment, completely furnished
I'm subletting my apartment in Schöneberg close to Südkreuz 50 mt2, 1.5 rooms. From March to April
I am renting out a large and bright 26 sqm room in 125sqm apartment for 2 people from March 1st for long term with anmeldung for 2.
Apartment for rent from April 1!
👉 Join our IWB Housing sister group to access more offers or to post your own
A big reason why ppl move to Berlin is to get better lives. That’s totally connect with our work life. Check out these opportunities, we need more women in ALL fields:
Marketing Copywriter (EN) (m/w/d) at Colourbox
Online Redakteur / Women and Lifestyle (m/w/d) at Ströer SE & Co. KGaA
Redakteur (m/w/d) – Nachrichten at Michael Page
Brand Copywriter at Blacklane
Content Writer (Remote) at Winged Recruitment
Senior Android Engineer, Decisions Alliance (f/m/x)
Fullstack Engineer at On
“Marketing Manager to join our team on a freelance basis (6-11h / week)”
She said is hiring a part-timer with management experience for a minimum of 20-25h/week.
👉 Do you have a job opening that we should feature here?
Let us know here - it's FREE!
Check out what our IWB team is reading, or find it interesting and wants to share with you:
😍 Monica Lewinsky is stunning in this campaign! (Does Gen Z know about her?)
💻 Tab organizer in Google Chrome? yes, please!
😓 Back to office in 2024? Boring!
❤️ Little tips to keep you out of office drama
🧘♀️ Do you want to start your day more relaxed? Read this!
💞 I know that everyone is tired, but how can you be a good friend even at these times?
🤎 Basic manual on being anti-racism at work
🤑 Learn your money personality and look more carefully at your finances
📃 Freelancers, check this out if you are unsure about what to write in your contacts
🕊️ Rest in bold, Iris Apfel. Thank you for showing us that aging can be fun!
👉 Reminder to fill up our “Women at Work” survey, so we have some good data to change gender gap in Germany or any other issue women might have in the workplace
✨ If you want to help in a more extensive research, check this link
We are very happy and proud to get msgs like this, thank you! 💖
To run IWB, there’s a group of 6 women, mostly women of color, taking care of different tasks to keep the whole IWB project running. As we continue to grow, our responsibilities grow as well, and we are basically doing this job that takes a lot of our energy, time and mental health for free.
”You give a little, you take a little”
Our ✨dream✨ is to keep supporting the community of women* in Berlin as much as we can, with events, helpful resources, support groups… and in return, we would get at least 1€ from each member that got something positive out of IWB. We host over 36k people right now… even if we got 20k every month, we could hire immigrant women, pay them fairly and find a small whole in the middle of the patriarchal, capitalist system that usually underpays women.
Let's be the change we want to see and not reproduce outdated and harmful systems 💖
To motivate people to support our work, we are giving back some cool perks!
Check them out here:
For only 1€/Month Subscription:
✅ Facebook Anonymous post, as much as you want
✅Telegram Group divided by Kiez and other topics
✅ Your name on the new IWB “Thank you!” section
For 5€/Month Subscription:
✅ Facebook Anonymous post, as much as you want
✅Telegram Group divided by Kiez and other topics
✅ Your name on the new IWB “Thank you!” section
💖 Monthly discounts with bars, restaurants, services…
For 10€/Month Subscription:
✅ Facebook Anonymous post, as much as you want
✅Telegram Group divided by Kiez and other topics
✅ Your name on the new IWB “Thank you!” section
💖 Monthly discounts with bars, restaurants, services…
💖 Access to ALL our IWB events for free
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Wishing you a fantastic week ahead! 💖
Warm regards from the IWB Team
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