Tag: gender
Germany weighs political experience, gender, and consensus in Federal Presidential succession
(de-news.net) – The debate over the successor to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has increasingly focused on two interconnected questions as Germany prepares to elect a new…
Germany debates tax and welfare reform amid gender and family policy considerations
(de-news.net) – Debates on reforming income splitting, social insurance, and family-related taxation have emerged in Germany, highlighting competing positions of the parties on gender equality,…
Electoral reform in doubt as CSU opposes gender parity mandate
(de-news.net) – The black-red coalition faces uncertainty over electoral reform, especially regarding the aspects of mandatory gender parity and constituency reduction. CSU leader Markus Söder…
Family Minister Prien (CDU) highlights risks to gender equality on International Women’s Day
(de-news.net) – On International Women’s Day, Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien (CDU) has issued a cautionary statement regarding potential setbacks in gender equality,…
Federal Statistical Office reports gender pay gap in 2025 remains at 16 percent
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – In 2025, women in Germany continued to earn significantly less per hour than men, with the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reporting…
Health Minister pledges action to close gender gap in medicine
(de-news.net) – In an effort to narrow the so‑called ‘gender gap,’ Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) announced that she intended to intensify her initiatives…
OECD urges Germany to secure pensions through longer working lives and gender equity
(de-news.net) – Germany’s pension system is poised to encounter substantial pressures as demographic ageing accelerates. In its newly released report, Pensions at a Glance 2025,…
Legislating equality: gender representation and accountability in corporate leadership
(de-news.net) – Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has announced her intention to examine, within the current legislative period, the potential justification for imposing…
