The Commission for the Forgotten Women’s Struggle has encountered problems since its establishment and now needs a new chairman. The Commission for the Forgotten Women’s Struggle, established by the government, is set to have a new chairman. This was announced by the Ministry of Immigration and Integration in a press release and is also reflected on the commission’s website. Holbæk’s Social Democratic mayor, Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, is stepping down from the role, and instead, Anita Johnson, who has been a regular member until now, will take over. She is the daily director of Red Center, which operates shelters among other things. Krzyrosiak Hansen cited the reason for stepping down as wanting more time for her duties as mayor and her family. She called it in the news on the commission’s website a “great honor” to lead the work. “However, I have come to the conclusion that I cannot devote the time and effort required to be the commission’s chair while also being the mayor of Holbæk, committee chair in KL (Danish Local Government) and a new mother to a little boy,” said Krzyrosiak Hansen.
The Commission, established to provide suggestions on how to strengthen efforts against social control, was set up at the beginning of 2022 and was controversial in its early days, as it proposed a ban on headscarves in primary schools. It has been dormant for a period but was revived in February.