Women and Power: Why Germany Needs a Gender Quota
The number of women in senior management positions is appallingly low at Germany's leading companies. Voluntary agreements have done little to improve the situation. It is time for lawmakers to take...
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Labor Minister von der Leyen on Gender Quotas: 'The Business World Has Simply...
Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen would like to see legally mandated gender quotas for senior management positions at Germany's leading companies. SPIEGEL spoke with the minister about why the time...
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The World from Berlin: 'Be Creative or We Will,' Merkel Warns Blue Chips on...
German government and business leaders signed a non-binding commitment to make the workplace more family friendly on Tuesday. German editorialists agree that more flexible work hours are needed and...
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Women Rise Up Against Berlusconi: 'Italy is Not a Brothel'
Women, once the most loyal fans of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, are rising up against him. Tens of thousands demonstrated over the weekend against his sex scandals. But their anger won't...
View ArticleTaking Stock of Pioneering Law: Have Gender Quotas Really Helped Norwegian...
When Norway introduced a law in 2006 stipulating that women had to make up 40 percent of the boards of publicly traded companies, it was hailed as a huge step forward. Now researchers are taking stock,...
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The World from Berlin: Voluntary Gender Quotas 'Only Half the Battle'
Germany's largest firms agreed on Wednesday to increase the tiny proportion of women in top business jobs in the country. But their promise was not enough for those who want legally mandated quotas....
View ArticleKiev's Topless Protestors: 'The Entire Ukraine Is a Brothel'
Facebook used to block their pages and Ukraine's secret service has threatened them with violence: With a mix of political protest and eye-catching eroticism, the women's rights group Femen has...
View ArticleDaimler's First Female Board Member: 'Don't Get Mad, Retaliate'
In a SPIEGEL interview, top manager Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt discusses her role as the first woman on Daimler's management board, the limitations of quotas for women and her fight against corporate...
View ArticleBalancing Work and Motherhood: German Family Ministry Welcomes Newborn
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder returned to work Monday with her baby in tow, some 12 weeks after giving birth. The first German cabinet member to give birth while in office, the 34-year-old...
View ArticleThe Quota Debate: Leading Companies Propose Voluntary Gender Targets
Germany's top corporations are seeking to voluntarily promote more women into senior management positions in a country notorious for its gender gap. With a draft bill that would codify quotas already...
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New Abuse Figures: Forced Marriages in Germany More Prevalent than Thought
A new study has revealed that thousands of young women and girls in forced marriages seek help every year in Germany. The vast majority of victims come from Muslim families, and many have been...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'Time is Running Out' for Gender Quotas at Work
Debate has been fierce in Berlin following the release of new wage inequality data and an EU threat to enforce a binding gender quota on companies. Amid growing support for such measures, German...
View ArticleWomen's Rights: Could Germany Learn from Tunisia?
German Family Minister Kristina Schröder traveled on Wednesday to Tunisia, a country that until last year's revolution had some of the most progressive women's rights policies in the Arab world. But...
View ArticleTaking On Big Business: Women Politicians Unite to Push for Gender Quota
A voluntary program to get German companies to introduce gender quotas for women in management has failed to bear fruit, but divisions within the German government are also hindering progress. Now,...
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Equal Access: Anonymous Applications Help Immigrants and Women
Job seekers in Germany still list their birthday, gender and family status, even attaching a picture to their applications. But newly released results of a project to make German job applications...
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The Body Politic: Getting Naked to Change the World
The Ukrainian activist group Femen has made headlines around the world by baring their breasts to protest against prostitution, exploitation and corruption. But can their naked stunts change anything,...
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The World from Berlin: How Feminine Politics Has Found Success in Germany
Social Democrat Hannelore Kraft is the big winner in last Sunday's crucial state election in North Rhine-Westphalia. And she triumphed by taking a page from Chancellor Angela Merkel's playbook, German...
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Letter from Berlin: Childcare Draft Law Fuels Feminism Debate in Germany
Chancellor Merkel is intent on establishing a childcare allowance for stay-at-home mothers. Critics, though, say that such a law promotes antiquated views of women's role in society. It is just the...
View ArticleAnne-Marie Slaughter on the Career-Family Balance: 'We Need to Change the...
In a SPIEGEL interview, Anne-Marie Slaughter, the former head of policy planning for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, discusses her decision to turn her back on her high-profile Washington career...
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Piratenpartei: Operation Eichhörnchen
Die Piratenpartei hat ein Problem: Heißt es der, die oder das Pirat? Weibliche Mitglieder fühlen sich nach SPIEGEL-Informationen diskriminiert, deshalb ist nun eine geschlechtsneutrale Satzung geplant....
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