Europe | Germany | Society

Study: The Biggest Offenders in the Gender-Stereotyping Department Are Women Themselves

We have met the sexist enemy. And it is us. For decades feminists have blamed the evil advertising industry for its "gender stereotyping" of women as passive, weak, overly emotional, girly-girlish, and obsessed with pleasing men. But it turns out that the biggest offenders in the gender-stereotyping department are women themselves. According to a recent German study, advertising moguls are sexist pikers compared to females taking pictures of themselves on their phones and sharing them online. After all, when taking a selfie, lady, you alone have total control over both the subject ma

Europe | Germany | Crimes

Uncensored Dana Loesch Blasts German Officials for Putting ‘Political Correctness’ Over Safety of Women

Source: The Blaze

During an interview on Fox News’ “The Kelly File” Wednesday evening, Dana Loesch condemned a German mayor’s response to a mass sexual assault in her city. Cologne police said that on New Year’s Eve, more than a thousand men “of Arab or North African appearance,” committed a series of crimes including sexual assaults, robberies and at least one rape. Police called the chaos “a completely new dimension of crime.” And reports indicate that at least eight of the suspects who have been identified were in the country as asylum seekers. Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker has bec

Europe | Germany | Politics

Angela Merkel is finally having her feminist moment (and I’m saying a silent ‘hallelujah’)

Source: The Telegraph

Angela Merkel is the 'most powerful woman in the world'. She’s Chancellor of the country with the fourth largest global economy; she bosses around all the blokes in the European Union; has won three elections; and even has a physics degree in her back pocket. But the extraordinary rise of Germany’s 'Iron Lady' isn’t by default a triumph for women’s rights. From a feminist perspective, she’s Deutschland’s equivalent of Margaret Thatcher: advancing the cause by smashing the glass ceiling of her own career, without making it a priority to give others a helping

Europe | Germany | Society

Success of ‘baby hatches’ law in Germany

Source: Pangea Today

When a woman gives up her newborn for adoption, she usually has very serious reasons to do so — violent husband, conception during assault, no financial support, etc. For such cases Germany offers so-called “baby hatches” where young mothers can anonymously and safely leave their babies. A study strongly criticized this practice a couple of years ago, and resulted in a new law that came into effect last year. It is known as the law of confidential birth. It allows young mothers to go to a hospital and give birth in a safe environment without having to state their real name or addres

Europe | Germany | Health

German woman pregnant with quadruplets – at 65: reports

Source: Yahoo

A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets, German media reported Sunday. The Russian and English teacher's pregnancy follows several attempts abroad at artificial insemination over the last year and a half, German RTL broadcaster said. The woman, Annegret Raunigk, decided to try to have another child because her youngest daughter, who is nine, wanted a little brother or sister, RTL said on its website. The TV channel will broadcast an interview with the expectant mother, who has seven grandchildren, on Monday evening.

Europe | Germany | Business

Why women in Germany need Equal Pay Day in 2015

Source: DW

Despite legal support and public visibility, women are still paid less than their male colleagues in Germany - and at an alarming rate. On Equal Pay Day 2015, Germans took to the streets in protest. Germany doesn't seem to shy away from tackling women's issues - after all, there's a healthy amount of parental leave guaranteed by the government, and at an average rate of pay that's higher than most countries. There's also a new quota for women in boardrooms to tackle the drastic gender gap in top level management. And equal pay, regardless of gender, is enshrined in Germany's 1949 Basic Law.