German parliament approved plans to extend 'Mutterschutz' rules to include support for people who have suffered a miscarriage. Here's what you need to know
To celebrate the works of women in the German film industry, and at the conclusion of this year's special outdoor Berlinale, we have compiled a list of seven must-watch German films directed by women.Â
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Saturday that the pandemic risked rolling back progress made on gender equality, as women take on the lion's share of childcare in lockdown and are more likely to work in at-risk jobs.
German listed companies must include women on
their executive boards as part of a landmark bill agreed by the country's coalition government Wednesday after voluntary efforts failed to close a gender gap.
There will be no more separate Silver Bear
awards for best actor and best actress at the Berlin film festival in future,
organisers announced Monday, saying they want to eliminate forms of hierarchy
between men and women.
Angela Merkel has once again been praised for her leadership skills - even if her public speaking style doesn't resonate with everyone, according to a new study.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) is planning for equal representation of women within the party, according to sources. Here's how and why.
American YouTuber in Munich, Dana Newman, travelled around Germany to ask women their perspectives on topics ranging from sexism to maternity leave. The result is a compelling series not afraid to tackle taboo topics.
On the eve of International Menâs Day (November 19th), we take a look at government statistics showing the proportion of men and women represented in various careers in Germany.
Germany's image is of a progressive, forward thinking country. But women earn an average of 21 percent less than men. We investigated the gender wage gap and those trying to address it.
Europe's first major film festival of the year, the Berlinale, kicked off Thursday making a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors.
Germany's coalition government agreed in principle Tuesday to soften a Nazi-era law that bars medical doctors from advertising abortion services. But campaigners want to fully scrap the clause.
A law student took a town in Bavaria to court over âwomen-onlyâ parking spaces which were set up after a woman was raped, claiming he felt âdiscriminated against as a manâ.
Judges in a court in North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday ruled that the state governmentâs standard minimum height for police officers in the state was acceptable.
Germany's new interior minister Horst Seehofer has outraged critics by appointing an all-male team to lead his ministry. The Twitterverse was quick to mock a photo of a row of old white men in suits.
This is the least female German parliament since 1998. But why? In light of the recent Harvey Weinstein scandal which has highlighted issues such as sexism in the workplace across the globe, what could this gender imbalance mean for the Bundestag?
In wake of the global #MeToo campaign, recently launched to raise awareness of how widespread assault and harassment are, The Local spoke to people on the streets of Berlin to find out whether they had ever experienced sexual harassment before.
German Women's Affairs Minister Katarina Barley on Wednesday slammed the country's top firms for not having enough female executives and threatened a mandatory quota if they did not do better by next year.
Women spoken to by The Local on Wednesday said that while government plans to allow women to compare their salaries against peers were a good start, more still needs to be done.
Germany at the start of the year introduced a corporate "women's quota" obliging its 100 biggest companies to fill at least 30 percent of their supervisory board seats with females.
A private train operator has caused a storm of controversy with its offer for solo-travelling women and single mums to sit together. Here's what you might be missing.
