4️⃣1️⃣ Women-Only Ubahn Wagons? Plus Germany's News in English, Jobs, Housing Offers and This Week's Events in Berlin
Hello dear IWBies ✨
Yes, this newsletter is one day late, hehe, we know 😅
But it’s for good causes: we are super busy onboarding new volunteers to bring you and even better and helpful IWB 💖 Also, we are organising not only one but THREE events at the same time - and we are very excited for all of them and its topics! And what do you think about our newsletter? Feel free to reply to this email and let us know!
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Have a great week and see you next time!
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:
🚊 Women-Only Ubahn Wagons? Berlin Debates Its Next Step for Safer Travel - what do you think about that?
🔎 According to the 2024 English Proficiency Index by Education First (EF), North Rhine-Westphalia is currently the German federal state where locals speak the best English.
🪅 Every year, German carnival season kicks off at 11.11am on November 1. But why?
📉 How debt tore apart Germany's government
🇩🇪 Germany to hold snap election on February 23
🤸♀️ Where in Germany are people most satisfied with their lives?
Join us to hear about important topics such as professional resilience, fertility and motherhood or just to celebrate your 2024 winnings! 👉 Check out all the events here. And use the code IWBEVENTS2024 for ✨15% OFF discount✨! PS. If you join our 10€ IWB membership tier, you can come to the events for free! 😍
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👉 Week from the November 18th to the November 24th - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
🇧🇷 CineBrasil festival at Babylon, from the 21st. Also, check out the last Roda de Feijoada. Use the code IWB for discount!!!
🔬 Speed Networking for Entrepreneurs and Professionals in Life Sciences
👩💼 The Incredible Women Group - an evening event focused on empowering women through discussion topics around owning your personal brand, cultivating confidence, self-leadership, and career advancement.
🍸 The grand opening of Nourished.Berlin, November 22
📖 Women in Product Berlin - Sunday Brunch Book Club
👩💻 Women in Tech EMEA Summit Berlin, amplifying women voices and bringing together women in tech and allies across the World
🖤 BLACK PARADE BERLIN - The BIGGEST Clubbing for everything emo, alternative and scene.
🙇♀️ Lucid Breathing - The Art of Breathwork @Unity Dome with Christian Rippel
🍞 Sourdough Bread Workshop - your springboard into the world of sourdough and fermentation.
🍷 Italian Wine & Pizza Tasting, at Partenope081! On November 21st at 8:00 PM
And have you seen our last 3 events? ⬇️👀
🥃 Thy Whisky Tasting, where you can enjoy a variety of Thy Whisky and learn about their history.
🎊 Electric Monday’s 10th Anniversary Month
🔥 Celebrate the release of House On Fire on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at E13
💃 BREAKFAST CLUB X Dub&Dal Fundraiser - Your healthiest breakfast social club experience focused on live performances
🍋 Lemonade Queers – a Sober Party
😜 Berlin Underground Party Tour
🗣️ Have an idea but are not sure where to start? Idea to Business Pitch in one hour is for you
💻 Designing for Focus: Creating User Experiences That Enhance Attention
🤨 How can we live more authentically?
🚶♀️ Women into Tech: Walk'n'Talk in the Forest
🍝 The True Italian Pasta Week is coming back to Berlin with an incredible offer!
⚡ SOFI TUKKER - The BREAD Tour 2024
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IWB, with +39k 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, from the last week:
👶 What are the best European countries to raise a child?
💞 “Navigating intimacy outside of a relationship, casual sex and its emotional consequences”
🧥 How to wash winter jackets at home?
😅 This post had over 160 comments this week. We were surprised how engaged people were about this topic.
🥶 Freezing eggs in Germany
☕️ “What is the expected salary for a waitress / barista / bartender with strong experience starting in a new café / restaurant?”
If life feels like a bit of a shitshow and you just need someone to talk to, reach out to Aranja. Whether German bureaucracy is chipping away at your sanity, your relationships feel challenging and unsupportive, you have a sense of uncertainty about your career, or life in general just feels hard, she’s got you.
👉 https://www.amplified-humanity.com
👀 Do you all feel safe living in Berlin?
🧘♀️ “I need to find some stress, emotions, and anger management therapy or yoga”
🤔 “Imagine your bf said that he’s going to bed but you see him online in the middle of the night but he’s not replying or acts like he was already asleep”
🎻 Always dreamed of playing in an orchestra? This could be your chance
🥦 “Cute bars in Fhain or Kreuzberg where it is allowed to smoke weed indoors”
🤰“To those who have been pregnant: Can you tell any very early signs of pregnancy?”
😓 “How appropriate is it to request "native" German when applying for a job?”
🧐 “VISA - LEGAL ISSUES BUREAUCRACY”
🩸 “Advice on whether removing Mirena or not”
🗣️ “What is the best app (Memrise, Anki…) to help you learn German?”
💻 “Co-working spaces for occasional office days in Berlin.”
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:
“40m2 flat for sublet in Neukölln - December - March/April - dates flexible”
“Apartment in Prenzlauer berg. 15 mins to Alexanderplatz.”
“Hi looking for someone to take my room long term. It’s located in 10245. Anmeldung included. It’s a 2 person WG with a 31 year old female.”
“I’m looking for a new tenant for my flat that I lived for 3 years (super nice location Prenzlauer Berg, new building… amazing!) - the contract is long term. Start in November/December-24”
“LONG TERM (SHORT/MEDIUM ALSO POSSIBLE) ROOM IN KREUZBERG”
“We are renting our flat. 3 rooms56 sqm”
“I'm subletting my room in Lichtenberg while I'm away visiting my family.”
“Renting out my ENTIRE FLAT during the winter from 20th December until 20th April (dates flexible).”
“I am renting my apartment for 2.5 months from 22nd November until the 8th of February.”
👉 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:
👉 Do you have a job opening that we should feature here?
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Check out what our IWB team is reading, or find it interesting and wants to share with you:
💪 We are obsessed with this amazing women protesting in the New Zealand parliament, performing the Maori Haka. Check out the video.
📝 Essential tips for transitioning from X to Bluesky
☕ Sip Smart: Discover the healthiest ways to enjoy your coffee
💌 Redefining family: How one couple navigates parenthood in an open relationship
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 💖
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Wishing you a fantastic week ahead! 💖
Warm regards from the IWB Team
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