Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights in Germany: An Exclusive Interview with Claudia Roth, Vice-President of the German Parliament
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“Female solidarity and more feminist men in politics – that’s how we’ll build a more feminist and livable future.”
Yezidi Women
In German Sanctuary, Yezidi Women Begin to Face the Aftermath
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“They are experiencing multiple levels of trauma,” says the medical chief of this special quota project. “There is the individual trauma, of course. And the collective trauma; because the genocide was directed at their entire community.”
Crime & Law
New Year’s Eve Attacks in Cologne, Germany, Spread Aftershocks
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The massive attacks, which ranged from groping to rape and involved men having a “North African or Arabic” appearance, are beginning to reshape Germany’s open-door policy on refugees. At the same time, women’s rights activists are flagging missteps by police and politicians.
Work
Germany’s Corporate Boards Lag Behind on Women
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European countries have been following the lead of Norway and instituting quotas for women on corporate boards. Nele Feldmann says Germany should follow suit and demand more from companies than voluntary promises.
Arts & Culture
German Sparring Club Spurs Girls to Power Punch
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At Europe’s largest all-female boxing club, the sport is promoted as helping women and girls succeed in life outside the ring. One 10-year-old wants to build her muscles, even though she has little opportunity to take her sport to the highest level.
Politics
German Muslim Center Wraps Counseling in Faith
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Women’s centers in Germany that cater to Muslims provide counseling for domestic and religious issues that providers say sidestep thorny issues of identity that rise with secular services.
Politics
Cross-Cultural Gardens Yield Fruit in Germany
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A garden in Kassel, Germany, provides a place for immigrant women to put down roots and cultivate the taste of home. Across the country, such intercultural gardens are helping to integrate cultures and provide healing spaces.
Politics
Germany’s Once-Violent Feminist Adopts Quiet Life
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For nearly two decades a German bomb-making feminist lived abroad under different identities. Today, as she returns from exile to live the quiet life, some say she symbolizes how little militancy is left in German women’s activism.
Politics
Festival Scores Points for German Filmmakers
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A women’s film festival that just marked its 20th year shows the movie industry’s structural resistance to newcomers, organizers say. In Germany, for instance, women are near parity in film schools but win marginal industry financing.
Germany
Germany in Angst Over Low Birthrate
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With the German birth rate at an all-time low, politicians and demographers are wondering how to encourage women to have babies. Some say more child care is the key. Second story on the European Union, women and work.