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Over 85 percent of IT jobs in Germany held by men

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:56:59 +0100

On the eve of International Men’s Day (November 19th), we take a look at government statistics showing the proportion of men and women represented in various careers in Germany.

German male mental health 'often ignored'

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:59:00 +0200

Psychological problems among German men are under-estimated, under-diagnosed and under-treated, a new study suggested. More needs to be done to aid male mental health, said the authors.

Men take on more household shopping

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:00:00 +0100

German men seem to be learning how to manoeuvre supermarket trolleys - and although women still do more shopping than their menfolk, the gap is shrinking, new data shows.

Do men need quotas and a rights movement?

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:57:00 +0200

Family Minister Kristina Schröder hosted an international conference on men’s issues this week, to discuss how to help men get jobs in careers traditionally dominated by women. Do we need a men's rights movement? Have your say

A rare breed - the male kindergarten teacher

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:09:00 +0200

As Germany expands daycare provision for the nation’s children, one thing that is missing from the picture, all too often, are male teachers. Kate Hairsine tracked down some of the country’s rare male child care professionals.

More German men getting plastic surgery

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:07:00 +0200

The number of German men getting cosmetic surgery has more than doubled over the past five years, making one in every five patients male, the German association for aesthetic surgery (GÄCD) said on Thursday.

Schröder calls for kindergartens to have male workers

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:18:00 +0100

German Family Minister Kristina Schröder has unveiled plans to train jobless men to work as nursery helpers, with the aim of having at least one man at each kindergarten in the future.

More men being treated for impotence

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:14:00 +0100

The number of German men being treated for impotence is on the rise, a leading health insurer said on Thursday.

Scantily clad German men happy to bare their beer bellies

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:20:00 +0200

Germans aren't known for being particularly shy about nudity, but a new survey confirms what many people have unwillingly witnessed during the recent heat wave - scantily clad men proudly putting their bulging beer bellies on display in public.

Stinky German men ranked the world's worst lovers

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:51:00 +0200

German men have been rated the worst lovers by a British survey of 15,000 women from 20 countries. The reason? The unwashed Teutonic romeos smell.

Berlin's Charité hospital downplays organic Viagra claim

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:10:00 +0100

Berlin’s Charité Hospital on Wednesday told The Local it has distanced itself from a medical student who claimed earlier this week that one of its institutes had developed an organic alternative to Viagra.

Berlin scientists create organic alternative to Viagra

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:29:00 +0100

Researchers at Berlin’s Charité Hospital have developed an organic alternative to the male potency drug Viagra, made entirely from plant extracts. “Plantagrar” should sprout onto the market in spring of 2010.

German gender wage gap above EU average

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +0100

German women earn almost one-quarter less than men, placing the country well above average in European Union gender inequality statistics, daily Die Welt reported on Monday.

Germans look for love on the 'Flirt Express' speed dating train

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Not put off by the bad luck omens, 60 German singles gathered on Friday the 13th on platform 13 in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz station for a Valentine's Eve speed-dating party with a difference, AFP's Richard Carter reports.

German men are more romantic than their lady friends

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:09:00 +0100

German men are more romantic and say "I love you" more often than their female counterparts, according to a poll released by Reader’s Digest on Tuesday.

German study connects snoring to erectile dysfunction

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:11:00 +0200

Snoring keeping you up at night? Perhaps not entirely. Scientists from the German Sleep Society have discovered a connection between snoring and erectile dysfunction.

Less sex for German men

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:39:00 +0100

Career, computers and mobile phones all demand so much energy from men that there is almost nothing left for sex by the time they are 40, according to a study conducted by the University Clinic Hamburg. The results show that Germen men have only one third as much energy for sex today as they did in the 1970s.