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North Rhine-Westphalia Demands Maternity Protection For Self-Employed Women
North Rhine-Westphalia has renewed its push for statutory maternity protection for self-employed women. According to the State Ministry…
Greens Launch Petition Against Cuts to Women and Children’s Aid
The Green Party plans to rally support through a petition advocating against proposed cuts to state financial support…
Claudia Roth Wants More Women Coaches in Men’s Bundesliga
Claudia Roth, a former culture minister for the Green Party, is advocating for more female coaches in the…
SPD Reforms Tax Split Faces Pushback Over Women Work-Life Balance
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has received both support and criticism from within his own party and from the…
SPD Women Demand Overhaul of Law Curriculum to Include Sexual Offence Law
Carmen Wegge, an SPD legal expert, has urged the justice ministers of the German states to revise the law…
German Judges’ Association Alarms Over Major Staff Shortages Hindering Fight Against Digital Violence Against Women
The German Judges Association has warned of serious shortcomings in the country’s prosecutor offices when it comes to…
More Than Half of German Women Report Feeling Disrespected by Men
More than every second woman in Germany reports that she does not always feel respected when interacting with…
Linke Calls for Comprehensive Strategy to Protect Women After Mass Protest Against Violence
After thousands of people took to the streets over the weekend to protest violence against women, the Left…
Miersch Accuses Merz of Highlighting Migrants in Debate on Women Violence
The SPD parliamentary group leader, Matthias Miersch, has criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) for singling out migrants when addressing violence…
IOC Requires Women to Undergo DNA Tests Going Forward
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday that from now on women will be required to undergo…
250 Leading Women Release Ten‑Point Plan to Combat Male‑Directed Digital Violence
A coalition of 250 prominent women has presented a ten‑point plan to the German federal government to protect…
Study Finds Growing Number of Women Leading Germany’s Mittelstand
In 2025, women led approximately 16 percent of Germany’s 3.87 million small‑ and medium‑sized enterprises – about 621 000 businesses. The…
Women Still Rarely Serve as Primary Earners in German Couple Households
In Germany it is still rare for women to bring in more income to a shared household than…
Germany Urges Structural Change Over Ankle Monitors to Protect Women
The Women’s Shelter Coordination Board considers the federal government’s proposal to introduce electronic ankle bracelets for violent offenders-modelled…
Ataman Accuses German Government Of Failing To Deliver Women Wage Equality Ahead Of EU Deadline
Ferda Ataman, the Independent Federal Commissioner for Anti‑Discrimination, has accused the German government of falling short on closing the…
Ataman Blasts CDU Part-Time Reform, Warns Women Face Hardship
Ferda Ataman, the federal anti‑discrimination commissioner, has issued harsh criticism of the CDU‑economic wing’s proposed reforms to part‑time work.…
SPD Women Demand Gender Parity as Prerequisite for Electoral Reform
SPD women insist that parity must be a prerequisite for any electoral reform. “For the SPD women I…
Alice Schwarzer Hopes Weidel’s Chancellorship Would Encourage Women
Schwarzer said that, if the AfD’s leader Alice Weidel were to become chancellor, it could have a positive…
UN Rep Baerbock Demands Women Rights Action Over Epstein Files
UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock criticised how the Epstein files have been handled and called for stronger protection for…
SPD Women Call for Female President to Succeed Steinmeier
The Association of Social Democratic Women in the SPD urges that in the coming year, for the first…
Five Women Claim the Top Five as Taylor Swift and Christmas Songs Fall Short of German Number One
For the first time in four months, neither Taylor Swift nor a Christmas‑themed single has taken the top spot…
Green Party Accuses Merz of Weakening Pension And Endangering Women
Andreas Audretsch, the deputy chair of the Green parliamentary group, accused Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) of wanting to weaken Germany’s…
CDU Women Push Mandatory Military Service Questionnaire for All Women
The women’s Union is calling for an expansion of the new armed‑services questionnaire and for it to be…
German Army Inspector Christian Freuding Urges Women to Enlist
Army Inspector Christian Frey is urging more women to join the Bundeswehr. Speaking with the ARD main studio, he…
CDU Pushes Deutsche Bahn to Let Pregnant Women Use First Class Without Surcharge
The CDU is urging Deutsche Bahn to become significantly more family‑friendly, one of the key points being that pregnant…
Women Increasingly Choose STEM Degrees as Gender Gap Persists
Women are still far less likely than men to choose a degree in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences…
CDU Women Push for Complete Public Face Covering Ban
The CDU women’s union has called for a total ban on face coverings in public and aims to…
Left Accuses CDU of New Attack on Part‑Time Workers Especially Women
The CDU’s business wing has proposed changes that would tighten workers’ right to part‑time work, a move that…
Women Most Frequently Murdered At Home As Men Use Knives In These Cases Stern Analysis
When men murder their wives, partners, or ex‑partners, they do so especially often with a knife and in…
Catholic Laity Urge Vatican Action on Women Deacons
The leadership of Germany’s Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) is publicly urging accelerated progress toward the formal…
Pay Gap Persists German Women Earn Less
Germany’s persistent gender pay gap remains stubbornly unchanged in 2024, with women earning, on average, 16 percent less…
State Firms Boost Women to Leadership Roles
A recent analysis of German corporate governance reveals a striking disparity in the implementation of the legally mandated…
Women Professors Rise in German Universities
A recent report from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveals a steady, though uneven, progress in gender representation…
Women Demand More Seats in Key Coalition Panel
The composition of Germany’s governing coalition committee is facing renewed scrutiny as Nina Warken, Federal Minister of Health…
Women Lag Behind in German Leadership
Germany lags significantly behind its European counterparts in gender equality within leadership roles, recent data from the Federal…
Women Leaders Laud Daughters Initiative
The recent appeal, “We Are the Daughters” signed by over 50 prominent women from German politics, arts and…
Merkel Accuses Opponent of Exploiting Women
The leader of the Left parliamentary group, Heidi Reichinnek, has accused Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic…
Women Seek Easier Path to Career Growth
The discourse surrounding family policy in Germany has intensified, with a sharp exchange between leading figures highlighting persistent…
Women Back to Work Boost Planned
Germany’s Minister for Family Affairs, Karin Prien, has launched a call for a comprehensive “social pact” aimed at…
Prien Advocates Equal Military Service For Men And Women
Family Minister Karin Prien has stated that any discussion regarding a potential return to conscription in Germany should…
German Work Hours Hit Record High Fueled by Women
Recent analysis from the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) indicates that average weekly working hours per capita…
Women Game Longer Than Men New Data Shows
Recent research indicates a notable level of engagement with video games across various demographics in Germany. A survey…
Men Work Longer Hours Than Women
A significant portion of the German workforce regularly works beyond the hours stipulated in their employment contracts, according…
Women Lead College Degree Completion
A recent analysis from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveals significant completion rates for undergraduate and graduate programs…
Military Still Lacks Women in Leadership
Despite the appointment of Nicole Schilling as Deputy General Inspector of the German Armed Forces, Agnieszka Brugger, Deputy…
Will Women be Forced to Serve?
In a recent statement, the President of the Reserve Association, Patrick Sensburg, has expressed support for the reinstatement…
‘We’d Still Be in the Bundestag If We Had More Women’
New FDP General Secretary Nicole Büttner acknowledges the party’s women’s issue, stating, “I believe we have a women’s…
More Women Working Fewer Hours
In a recent report, the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) revealed that, on average, full-time employees in Germany…
Germany’s Defence Ministry Fails to Promote Women, Despite Pledges
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius Fails to Advance Women in Leadership Positions According to a confidential document from the…
Justice Served: Man’s Life Sentence Upheld for Brutal Attacks on Women
A German court has upheld a life sentence for a man found guilty of a series of violent…
Women in Politics Under Fire
German Minister-President in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig, Criticizes Treatment of Women in Politics In a recent interview with the…
20 Women Killed by Partners or Exes in Less Than a Year
Berlin Grapples with Rising Domestic Violence and Femicides A recent response from the Berlin Senate’s Interior Administration to…
Almost Half of Women Work Part-Time in Germany, Five Times More Likely Than Men
According to data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) released on Monday, the percentage of part-time workers in…
Only 13% Women in Bundeswehr Despite Efforts
Former German Parliament Defense Spokesperson, Eva Högl (SPD), laments the lack of women in the Bundeswehr and their…
Karin Prien: More Women Needed in German Cabinet
Karin Prien, the Vice-Chairwoman of the CDU and newly appointed Federal Minister of Family, has described it as…
Pregnant Women, Sick, Minors the Only Exceptions
According to reports from police unions, German border police have significantly intensified their policy of rejecting asylum seekers.…
UK Supreme Court Rules Biologically Female Women Only Qualify as Women, Transwomen Excluded
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has unanimously ruled that the legal definition of a woman should…
Ukraine to Recruit Women After Failed Attempt to Enlist Men
The deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Colonel Pawel Palissa, expressed his support for the conscription of…
Women in Asylum Families Struggle to Find Footing
A new report from the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) has been published, focusing on the integration of asylum…
Women Demand Parity in Politics
A recent survey conducted by Forsa on behalf of the “Stern” and RTL Deutschland has revealed that 54…
MeToo Revolutionizes the Film Industry, but the Fight for Better Portrayal of Women is Far from Over
Actress Leonie Benesch perceives noticeable improvements in working conditions in the film industry for women due to the…
German Parliament Sees Historic Low of Women in Office
According to information from the Parliament’s administration, reported by the news portal Politico, the proportion of female members…
Renate Künast’s Shocking Exposé on the Harsh Reality of Politics for Women
Former Federal Minister and Green Party leader Renate Künast has criticized the conditions in the political profession for…
Women, Youth, and Migrants Hit Hardest
Jobless numbers rise alarmingly in Austria The number of people seeking work in Austria has increased by 27,007,…
SHOCKING SCANDAL ROCKS THE NET: THOUSANDS OF WOMEN FALL PREY TO AI-GENERATED PORN
Thousands of women worldwide, reportedly, have become victims of sex videos and sex films generated by AI. According…
More than 100 women have been killed this year in Italy
More than 100 women have been killed so far this year in Italy, with almost half of them…
7-meter python swallows Indonesian alive
A grandmother was swallowed alive by a 7-metre python in Indonesia after going into the jungle to collect…
Switzerland: The retirement age for women is extended to 65
The Swiss have voted narrowly in favor of extending the retirement age for women to 65, a vote…
At Olaf Scholz’s summer party nine women were drugged
At Olaf Scholz‘s summer party, nine women were drugged. At least nine women who attended a party organized…
Ukraine:Shocking details about violence against women
Ukraine:Shocking details about violence against women Ukrainian MP Maria Mezentseva spoke about the horror that the women of…