Our advice center

Who we are

We help free of charge
and confidentially.

We are a counseling center for women.
Are you experiencing violence and need help? We are happy to support you at the women’s advice center. We talk to you personally at the advice center. It’s all about you and your experience of violence. We will help you find a place in a women’s shelter and accompany you to court or to the police. We will consider with you what solutions there are for you.

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About violence

Violence is never right!

Violence against women is a sad part of everyday life.
Unfortunately, violence against women is still part of our society. Women only experience violence because of their gender. When violence happens at home or in close surroundings, it is particularly bad. It usually doesn’t just happen once. The violence is growing and getting stronger. The perpetrator wants to maintain power and control over the woman. He uses many methods to achieve this. Men are usually violent towards women.

What is violence?
Violence takes various forms. In addition to physical and sexual violence, there is also psychological violence. This involves threats and humiliation. In the case of social violence, for example, contact with friends or family is forbidden. Or the woman is
forbidden to work or have her own bank account. In this way, the man retains control over the money. There are many different types of violence. We have certainly not mentioned all forms of violence.

Most men blame their wives for the violence. But:
Violence is never right! We support women in violent situations and help them to free themselves from them. And to move confidently towards a future without couple violence.

If you experience violence, we will give you the support you need. We also work with interpreters at the advice center. We understand you! You will receive information and help to change your situation. We will find solutions together in peace and at your own pace.

Protection against violence

The law is on your side.

The Protection against Violence Act in Germany.
The Protection against Violence Act (GewSchG) has been in force in Germany since 2002. The Violence Protection Act allows you to make various applications to the court. This allows you to be protected from the perpetrator.

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The North Rhine-Westphalia Police Act (Section 34 a PolG NRW)
Since the Protection against Violence Act, North Rhine-Westphalia has also had a new police law. This law allows the police to help you immediately.

If your partner/husband hits, insults, threatens or harasses you, you can call the police. The police will come and can immediately ban the perpetrator from your home for 10 days. He is then not allowed to come back for 10 days or have any other contact with you. During this time, you can go to court and file an application under the Protection against Violence Act. You don’t have to do all this on your own. If you need support, give us a call. We will be happy to go to court with you.

If this law does not protect you enough, we will help you find a place that is as safe as possible. We will discuss whether a stay in a women’s shelter is the right option during a personal meeting at our advice center.

Whatever decision you make, we will support you on this difficult path!

Donation

Every donation
is helpful.

Contact us

We are here for you.

Women's shelter -
advice center

Women’s Shelter & Counseling e.V.

Achtermannstr. 19
48143 Münster

Telephone 0251 1420810

Availability:
Monday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Sparkasse Münsterland Ost
IBAN DE45 4005 0150 0000 3015 98
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Donation

Every donation helps.

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Donations information

All donations are tax-deductible. Donation receipts will be issued.

Please provide your address for this purpose.

For donations up to €300, proof via bank statement is sufficient for tax purposes.

If you’d like to support a specific project, please indicate this under “Purpose” (e.g., Women’s Shelter Münster/Telgte or Women’s Counseling Center).´

Donation Account
Frauenhaus und Beratung e.V.
Sparkasse Münsterland Ost
IBAN: DE45 4005 0150 0000 3015 98
BIC: WELADED1MST

Intersectionality

A person can face multiple forms of discrimination for different reasons.

This might be due to their gender, skin color, social class, a disability, or sexual orientation.

All these aspects of a person are interconnected and influence each other.

This means everyone has their own experiences with discrimination and may face multiple forms of discrimination for different characteristics.

For instance:

  • A Black woman might be treated differently than a white woman because she is both a woman and Black, and these two factors interact.
  • A refugee woman with a disability might face racist discrimination, discrimination for being a woman, and challenges due to her disability (e.g., lack of accessibility in public spaces).

All these factors work together, making the person’s situation more difficult.

Patriarchal Violence

Patriarchal violence affects many areas of the society we live in. Everything considered “female” is subordinated to what is “male.” Men have historically enjoyed and still have many advantages over women, along with more power.

This occurs both at home and in public spaces – for example, at work, in politics, in government agencies, or in social environments.

Violence happens because many people think men are better or more important than women.

This often leads to women doing unpaid caregiving and household work, earning less money, or lacking access to education and school.

Patriarchal violence often aims to ensure that people who do not fit the accepted image of masculinity are oppressed and have less power.

Patriarchal violence also means that men or groups of men use violence to maintain power over women and other genders.

This violence can be physical, verbal, or take the form of control over finances.

Examples include when men:

  • Hit women
  • Harass women
  • Insult, suppress, or treat women unfairly