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 German parliament approved plans to extend 'Mutterschutz' rules to include support for people who have suffered a miscarriage. Here's what you need to know https://www.thelocal.de/20250206/mutterschutz-germanys-plans-to-extend-maternity-paid-leave-following-miscarriage Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:36:05 +0100 mutterschutz-germanys-plans-to-extend-maternity-paid-leave-following-miscarriage To celebrate the works of women in the German film industry, and at the conclusion of this year's special outdoor Berlinale, we have compiled a list of seven must-watch German films directed by women.  https://www.thelocal.de/20210621/7-ground-breaking-german-movies-made-by-female-filmmakers Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:09:26 +0200 7-ground-breaking-german-movies-made-by-female-filmmakers German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Saturday that the pandemic risked rolling back progress made on gender equality, as women take on the lion's share of childcare in lockdown and are more likely to work in at-risk jobs. https://www.thelocal.de/20210306/pandemic-risks-undoing-gains-for-women-merkel-warns Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:11:24 +0100 pandemic-risks-undoing-gains-for-women-merkel-warns German listed companies must include women on their executive boards as part of a landmark bill agreed by the country's coalition government Wednesday after voluntary efforts failed to close a gender gap. https://www.thelocal.de/20210106/germany-to-require-large-companies-to-include-women-on-boards-cabinet Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:53:49 +0100 germany-to-require-large-companies-to-include-women-on-boards-cabinet There will be no more separate Silver Bear awards for best actor and best actress at the Berlin film festival in future, organisers announced Monday, saying they want to eliminate forms of hierarchy between men and women. https://www.thelocal.de/20200824/berlin-film-festival-to-drop-sex-distinctions-in-awards Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:07:25 +0200 berlin-film-festival-to-drop-sex-distinctions-in-awards Angela Merkel has once again been praised for her leadership skills - even if her public speaking style doesn't resonate with everyone, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20200807/merkel-named-worlds-second-most-eloquent-leader Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:07:27 +0200 merkel-named-worlds-second-most-eloquent-leader Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) is planning for equal representation of women within the party, according to sources. Here's how and why. https://www.thelocal.de/20200708/how-merkels-cdu-plans-for-50-percent-of-top-party-posts-to-be-filled-by-women-within-five-years Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:13:56 +0200 how-merkels-cdu-plans-for-50-percent-of-top-party-posts-to-be-filled-by-women-within-five-years American YouTuber in Munich, Dana Newman, travelled around Germany to ask women their perspectives on topics ranging from sexism to maternity leave. The result is a compelling series not afraid to tackle taboo topics. https://www.thelocal.de/20200210/sex-ed-to-sexism-new-series-explores-being-a-woman-in-germany-from-american-perspective Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:34:01 +0100 sex-ed-to-sexism-new-series-explores-being-a-woman-in-germany-from-american-perspective 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20191118/over-80-percent-of-technical-jobs-in-germany-still-held-by-men Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:56:59 +0100 over-80-percent-of-technical-jobs-in-germany-still-held-by-men For the "Equal Pay Day" on Monday, Berlin is offering women a cheaper local transport ticket to symbolize the pay gap. https://www.thelocal.de/20190318/berlin-offers-discounted-transport-tickets-to-women Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:37:28 +0100 berlin-offers-discounted-transport-tickets-to-women Germany's image is of a progressive, forward thinking country. But women earn an average of 21 percent less than men. We investigated the gender wage gap and those trying to address it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190307/wage-gap-payback-why-this-berlin-bike-shop-has-slashed-their-prices-for-women Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:22:33 +0100 wage-gap-payback-why-this-berlin-bike-shop-has-slashed-their-prices-for-women Europe's first major film festival of the year, the Berlinale, kicked off Thursday making a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors. https://www.thelocal.de/20190207/berlin-filmfest-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-women-trailblazers Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:50:49 +0100 berlin-filmfest-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-women-trailblazers The state of Brandenburg, a neighbouring state of Berlin, has approved a new landmark law aimed at boosting the number of women in state parliament. https://www.thelocal.de/20190131/brandenburg-approves-landmark-law-to-increase-number-of-women-in-politics Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:01:36 +0100 brandenburg-approves-landmark-law-to-increase-number-of-women-in-politics Germany's coalition government agreed in principle Tuesday to soften a Nazi-era law that bars medical doctors from advertising abortion services. But campaigners want to fully scrap the clause. https://www.thelocal.de/20190129/germany-to-soften-ban-on-advertising-abortions Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:52:42 +0100 germany-to-soften-ban-on-advertising-abortions A law student took a town in Bavaria to court over ‘women-only’ parking spaces which were set up after a woman was raped, claiming he felt “discriminated against as a man”. https://www.thelocal.de/20190124/man-takes-german-town-to-court-over-women-only-parking-spaces Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:00:25 +0100 man-takes-german-town-to-court-over-women-only-parking-spaces Judges in a court in North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday ruled that the state government’s standard minimum height for police officers in the state was acceptable. https://www.thelocal.de/20180516/short-candidates-in-nrw-cannot-become-police-officers-court-confirms Wed, 16 May 2018 13:26:02 +0200 short-candidates-in-nrw-cannot-become-police-officers-court-confirms Germany's new interior minister Horst Seehofer has outraged critics by appointing an all-male team to lead his ministry. The Twitterverse was quick to mock a photo of a row of old white men in suits. https://www.thelocal.de/20180329/middle-aged-men-in-suits-interior-ministry-photo-sparks-outrage Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:47:54 +0200 middle-aged-men-in-suits-interior-ministry-photo-sparks-outrage This is the least female German parliament since 1998. But why? In light of the recent Harvey Weinstein scandal which has highlighted issues such as sexism in the workplace across the globe, what could this gender imbalance mean for the Bundestag? https://www.thelocal.de/20171103/why-there-are-so-few-women-in-the-bundestag-and-what-this-could-mean Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:00:30 +0100 why-there-are-so-few-women-in-the-bundestag-and-what-this-could-mean In wake of the global #MeToo campaign, recently launched to raise awareness of how widespread assault and harassment are, The Local spoke to people on the streets of Berlin to find out whether they had ever experienced sexual harassment before. https://www.thelocal.de/20171020/video-is-sexual-harassment-a-big-problem-in-germany Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:11:27 +0200 video-is-sexual-harassment-a-big-problem-in-germany German Women's Affairs Minister Katarina Barley on Wednesday slammed the country's top firms for not having enough female executives and threatened a mandatory quota if they did not do better by next year. https://www.thelocal.de/20170816/put-more-women-on-your-boards-or-well-make-you-govt-warns-business Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:19:12 +0200 put-more-women-on-your-boards-or-well-make-you-govt-warns-business