https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands of Germans have taken to the streets in recent days in support of a TV personality who has had fake sexualised images of her spread online, spurring a new "#MeToo" moment around online abuse. https://www.thelocal.de/20260331/sexualised-deepfakes-targeting-actress-spur-german-metoo-moment Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:32:22 +0200 sexualised-deepfakes-targeting-actress-spur-german-metoo-moment More than a third of men in Germany find violence against women "acceptable", according to survey results that campaigners described as "shocking" on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20230611/third-of-germany-men-find-violence-against-women-acceptable-survey Sun, 11 Jun 2023 16:05:09 +0200 third-of-germany-men-find-violence-against-women-acceptable-survey Numerous Rammstein concerts in Munich have been altered at the last minute as the German band faces allegations of systemic sexual abuse of female fans. https://www.thelocal.de/20230606/german-band-rammstein-hit-by-sex-abuse-scandal Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:12:02 +0200 german-band-rammstein-hit-by-sex-abuse-scandal A German city will allow women and men alike to bathe topless, becoming the first in Germany to enable female swimmers to go bare-breasted in the pool following a gender identity dispute. https://www.thelocal.de/20220428/german-city-allows-women-to-bathe-topless-in-pools Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:12:05 +0200 german-city-allows-women-to-bathe-topless-in-pools Women in Germany continue to be paid significantly less than their male colleagues, with an average difference in wages of 18 percent. https://www.thelocal.de/20220307/women-in-germany-earn-nearly-a-fifth-less-than-men Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:01:36 +0100 women-in-germany-earn-nearly-a-fifth-less-than-men A new report shows that, despite progress in several areas, the average professional and economic situation for women in Germany is still often worse than that of men and is likely to have been exacerbated by the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20220223/how-has-the-covid-pandemic-impacted-gender-equality-in-germany Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:30:36 +0100 how-has-the-covid-pandemic-impacted-gender-equality-in-germany An Allgäu woman has won a significant court battle in her fight to partake in the town's annual Fisher's Day festival alongside men. Will it affect other clubs around Germany? https://www.thelocal.de/20210729/german-fisher-king-contest-cannot-exclude-women-court-rules Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:55:02 +0200 german-fisher-king-contest-cannot-exclude-women-court-rules The editor-in-chief of German newspaper Bild is stepping down temporarily while he is investigated over several complaints made by women, publisher Axel Springer group said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210314/bild-editor-steps-down-over-allegations-of-affairs-with-employees Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:31:30 +0100 bild-editor-steps-down-over-allegations-of-affairs-with-employees A Düsseldorf brewery has removed a controversial advertisement after the German Advertising Council deemed it to be “sexist". https://www.thelocal.de/20190724/german-brewery-removes-sexist-ad-following-nationwide-complaint Wed, 24 Jul 2019 19:01:17 +0200 german-brewery-removes-sexist-ad-following-nationwide-complaint An advertising campaign by Germany's transport ministry to persuade cyclists to wear helmets has sparked accusations of sexism, as it features a model wearing just a helmet and underwear. https://www.thelocal.de/20190324/cycling-safety-ad-sparks-sexism-outcry-in-germany Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:02:34 +0100 cycling-safety-ad-sparks-sexism-outcry-in-germany The Alice Salomon University in Berlin has decided to paint over a supposedly sexist poem that is currently emblazoned on its façade. In doing so it has been accused of “trampling” on artistic freedom. https://www.thelocal.de/20180124/berlin-university-outrages-artist-by-erasing-his-poetry-over-sexism-allegation Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:38:31 +0100 berlin-university-outrages-artist-by-erasing-his-poetry-over-sexism-allegation The former Minister for Families Kristina Schröder said on Wednesday that the #MeToo debate was not necessarily a good thing for the German workplace. https://www.thelocal.de/20171227/metoo-debate-could-totally-sterilize-german-workplace-ex-families-minister-warn Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:28:12 +0100 metoo-debate-could-totally-sterilize-german-workplace-ex-families-minister-warn Despite their "Hot, Hot, Baby" advert being named the most sexist campaign in Germany, a Hamburg gym aren't worried. They've used the attention to help out a colleague, they tell The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20170908/hamburg-gym-ad-voted-most-sexist-in-germany Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:27:38 +0200 hamburg-gym-ad-voted-most-sexist-in-germany One of the parties in the Berlin government has set out its definition for what constitutes sexism in advertising, after Berlin agreed to ban sexist billboards last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20170619/berlin-moves-to-ban-advertising-with-beautiful-but-dumb-women Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:37:12 +0200 berlin-moves-to-ban-advertising-with-beautiful-but-dumb-women Given Germany's gender pay gap of women earning 21.6 percent less than men, female employees effectively started working for free on October 12th, according to a report by London-based Expert Market. https://www.thelocal.de/20161019/women-in-germany-have-not-been-paid-for-a-week Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:15:59 +0200 women-in-germany-have-not-been-paid-for-a-week A leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party admitted Sunday that it has a problem with sexism in its ranks, after a female politician spoke out about vulgar and belittling comments. https://www.thelocal.de/20160925/merkel-party-leader-admits-sexism-is-a-problem Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:51:24 +0200 merkel-party-leader-admits-sexism-is-a-problem A young politician from the ranks of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has caused a storm by suggesting that the party is institutionally sexist. https://www.thelocal.de/20160923/merkel-party-accused-of-squandering-future-through-sexism Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:41:25 +0200 merkel-party-accused-of-squandering-future-through-sexism A private train operator has caused a storm of controversy with its offer for solo-travelling women and single mums to sit together. Here's what you might be missing. https://www.thelocal.de/20160329/is-germany-introducing-sex-segregated-trains-not-quite Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:41:25 +0200 is-germany-introducing-sex-segregated-trains-not-quite A German charity decided to draw attention to its first aid campaign the best way it knew how – with catchy pop songs and skimpily-clad women. https://www.thelocal.de/20160226/video-are-these-first-aid-ladies-too-sexy Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:03:16 +0100 video-are-these-first-aid-ladies-too-sexy Two of Germany’s leading news publications have been heavily criticized for using imagery described as ‘disgustingly sexist and racist' to portray the Cologne sexual assaults. https://www.thelocal.de/20160111/paper-apologizes-for-racist-cologne-attacks-covers Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:39:28 +0100 paper-apologizes-for-racist-cologne-attacks-covers