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Why some single mums feel 'invisible' in Germany's coronavirus crisis

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:49:43 +0200

Germany's huge coronavirus rescue packages have won praise at home and abroad. But for divorced caterer Lulu Pototschnik the financial aid remains tantalisingly out of reach -- and she's not the only single mum slipping through the cracks.

Trend of ever more childless women comes to halt in Germany - even for academics

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:12:01 +0200

New figures released on Wednesday show that the years-long trend of women in Germany ending up childless has come to an end, with even university-educated women bringing more babies into the world.

Fight among mothers over baby buggies leaves three police officers injured

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:26:04 +0200

A fight among mothers over where to place their baby carriages on a bus escalated at the weekend, leaving several officers slightly injured.

Woman ejected from cafe for breastfeeding fights back

Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:05:43 +0100

A Berlin woman has started a campaign for a law guaranteeing women's right to breastfeed in public after being thrown out of a cafe.

'Breastfeeding in public is natural'

Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:00:33 +0200

A young mother in Dresden has started an international photography project aimed at confronting the taboo of breastfeeding in public. The Local spoke with Stephanie Karch about the challenges nursing mums face in Germany.

'Work I love and a rewarding family life'

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:02:57 +0100

Melanie Fieseler is a British business/career consultant and coach, and founder of Berlin-based WorkSmart. She is on a mission to help ambitious mums like herself successfully combine motherhood with building a fulfilling and rewarding career or business.

How good is Germany for mothers?

Tue, 06 May 2014 18:20:00 +0200

Germany has been ranked as one of the best places in the world for mothers to raise children. But how family-friendly is the country?

Germans ready to make babies

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:11:00 +0200

A growing number of Germans want children, intensifying demands for government assistance to improve the balance between work and family, according to a new study from the Family Ministry.

Single-parent families on the rise in Germany

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:26:00 +0200

The number of single-parent families in Germany has risen over the past decade, with nearly one in five mothers and fathers now raising their children on their own, a national “microcensus” revealed Thursday.

Parliamentary mothers push for babies in the Bundestag

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:17:00 +0100

Babies may soon be allowed into parliamentary debates at Germany's lower house, the Bundestag, if female politicians get their way, Cologne daily Express reported on Thursday.