Hannah Neunteufel: “Extroverted women are looked at wrongly”

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When I review what has happened over the last 20 years, a different perception comes to mind in the rearview mirror. I am now certain that women have to fight much more for everything, which includes financing projects at the forefront, for example. I wasn't aware of a lot about women in business before. Extroverted women are often looked at wrongly.

On the one hand, the big discussions about how the inequality between men and women can be abolished (regardless of what) pass me by. I couldn't and can't fully understand them, because I've always done my thing and will continue to do it. Yes, I've probably always been fighting more, because we women must certainly deliver and succeed more than men.

On the other hand, I am observing the omnipresent quota issue: The fact that they are now convulsively putting women at the forefront doesn't make things any better; because I love quality, and it has always counted for me — gender-neutral. After all, this is how you now get to grips with the reality of men's world. Because even in men's world, personnel decisions are not necessarily based on quality and skill.

The differences between city and countryside are also very large when it comes to this topic. In the city, quality is perhaps more likely to be rated. In rural areas, it is different, even more difficult.

I assume that something will always remain blurred or imbalanced, because we humans are simply not the same. Women are also not as strong as our dear men. In addition, every person, woman or man, has different demands, different feelings. Everything will never be the same — and that's a good thing. But I like to be at the forefront of the path to becoming equal in terms of intersubjective justice.

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Hannah Neunteufel is managing director of the event agency “Hannahs Plan”, “ViennaBold” and “ViennaBallHaus” and operator of the restaurant “Der gute Fang” in Ybbs/Danube.

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