First Austrian State Prize for Women Awarded

More+Events ♦ Published: December 20, 2022; 23:38 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria's Minister for Women Susanne Raab ceremoniously presented the first Austrian State Award for Women in Vienna. Among others, the Austrian women's soccer team received the Austrian State Prize for Women, which is endowed by the Ministry of Women's Affairs.

Austria's Minister for Women Raab presented the first Austrian State Award for Women and other women's awards. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Christoper Dunker

Among the best-known winners of the new Women's State Award in Austria, which is being presented for the first time this year, are the ladies of the Austrian national women's soccer team.

"These incredible women have an extraordinary role model effect - with their outstanding achievements they have significantly increased the visibility of women in sports and the media and thus…