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 Upskirting, the act of secretly photographing under a person's clothes without consent, will be a criminal offence in Germany. Those who are caught will face a fine or up to two years in prison. https://www.thelocal.de/20200703/germany-makes-upskirting-illegal-and-promises-harsh-penalties Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:06:52 +0200 germany-makes-upskirting-illegal-and-promises-harsh-penalties 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 Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that her role as the most powerful woman in Germany should not let society off the hook for the small proportion of women in politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20181112/merkel-refuses-to-be-excuse-for-lack-of-female-politicians Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:01:20 +0100 merkel-refuses-to-be-excuse-for-lack-of-female-politicians Two doctors whose website states that they provide abortion services went on trial on Wednesday charged with breaking the law on “advertising” abortions. https://www.thelocal.de/20180829/trail-starts-of-two-gynecologists-who-advertise-abortion-services Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:36:55 +0200 trail-starts-of-two-gynecologists-who-advertise-abortion-services In Germany, abortion is not the lightning rod for liberal and conservative anger that it is the US or Ireland, where a referendum is being held Friday on the matter. But the fact that it is technically illegal under the constitution is just one issue that still stirs debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20170914/5-things-to-know-about-abortion-in-germany Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:18:40 +0200 5-things-to-know-about-abortion-in-germany It is high time that Germany scraps a 1930s law that forbids doctors from providing women with complete information on how to terminate a pregnancy, argues Kate Cahoon. https://www.thelocal.de/20180212/abortion-in-germany-where-providing-information-is-a-crime Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:03:53 +0100 abortion-in-germany-where-providing-information-is-a-crime There are currently more than 13,000 girls in Germany whose families plan to have them circumcised - an increase of 4,000 over last year - women's rights group Terre des Femmes claims. https://www.thelocal.de/20170718/enormous-rise-in-girls-threatened-with-genital-mutilation-in-germany-report Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:16:15 +0200 enormous-rise-in-girls-threatened-with-genital-mutilation-in-germany-report Several thousand protesters gathered in Berlin and other German cities to march on International Women's Day on Wednesday, with Donald Trump's presidency being a recurring theme. https://www.thelocal.de/20170309/thousands-march-in-womens-day-demos-in-germany Thu, 09 Mar 2017 11:44:57 +0100 thousands-march-in-womens-day-demos-in-germany On average in Germany women earn a fifth less than men, one of the worst rates in Europe. But what industries pay women the least compared to male colleagues? https://www.thelocal.de/20170308/these-german-jobs-pay-women-the-least-compared-to-men Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:06:09 +0100 these-german-jobs-pay-women-the-least-compared-to-men Banning the burqa has nothing to do with the Bavarian government's care for women and everything to do with cynically bashing Islam in the build-up to elections, argues The Local reader Laeeqa Ahmed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170223/opinion-the-bavarian-burqa-ban-is-utterly-abominable Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:50:23 +0100 opinion-the-bavarian-burqa-ban-is-utterly-abominable Thousands of girls in Germany face genital mutilation on top of the tens of thousands of women who have already suffered it, a new government report claims. https://www.thelocal.de/20170207/50000-women-in-germany-have-been-genitally-mutilated-report Tue, 07 Feb 2017 10:03:40 +0100 50000-women-in-germany-have-been-genitally-mutilated-report Is 162 centimetres metres (five feet three inches) too short for an aircraft pilot? Lufthansa regulations say that their crew must be at least 165 centimetres tall – but one applicant has now dragged them to Germany's highest labour court for discrimination. https://www.thelocal.de/20160218/pint-sized-wannabe-pilot-fights-to-take-flight Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:28:02 +0100 pint-sized-wannabe-pilot-fights-to-take-flight Artist Milo Moiré took to the streets naked in 4C temperatures outside Cologne Cathedral on Friday in a bid to show women should not be molested under any circumstances. https://www.thelocal.de/20160108/artist-protests-naked-outside-cologne-cathedral Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:36:58 +0100 artist-protests-naked-outside-cologne-cathedral A Dutch women's rights group said Thursday it will fly a drone carrying abortion pills into Poland this weekend to highlight the staunchly Catholic country's restrictive abortion laws. https://www.thelocal.de/20150625/abortion-drone-to-fly-from-germany-into-poland Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:28:24 +0200 abortion-drone-to-fly-from-germany-into-poland