Latest items for Germany
March 27, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent. The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, pointed to this statistic during a speech at a recent Women’s Day celebration. 'When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy,' Mr. Steinmeier said. He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent. The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, pointed to this statistic during a speech at a recent Women’s Day celebration. 'When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy,' Mr. Steinmeier said. He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution....more
March 27, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Andrea Römmele, a political scientist at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and a keen watcher of German politics, said that one reason so few women were represented was that the pool of candidates was relatively small. Many women, she said, have to deal with dual pressures of work and raising a family. 'You can’t underestimate how work-intensive political work is,' she said. Another problem, she said, is that many networks within political parties — especially when it came to the Christian Democratic Union — formed years ago, when even fewer women were in position of power. 'It is striking when we now notice how far behind we are...more
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Andrea Römmele, a political scientist at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and a keen watcher of German politics, said that one reason so few women were represented was that the pool of candidates was relatively small. Many women, she said, have to deal with dual pressures of work and raising a family. 'You can’t underestimate how work-intensive political work is,' she said. Another problem, she said, is that many networks within political parties — especially when it came to the Christian Democratic Union — formed years ago, when even fewer women were in position of power. 'It is striking when we now notice how far behind we are...more
March 27, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Only 32 percent of the 630 new lawmakers are women, a drop from 35 percent when the last Parliament was formed in 2021. In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent" (para 4-5). "He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution" (para 6). "In the Parliament, or Bundestag, women make up only 12 percent...more
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Only 32 percent of the 630 new lawmakers are women, a drop from 35 percent when the last Parliament was formed in 2021. In a country where society has appeared at times reluctant to turn away from traditional gender roles, the number of women in the highest elected body has been stagnating since 2013, when it hit a high of 36 percent" (para 4-5). "He noted that even if every elected woman from all of the country’s parties voted together as a bloc, they would not reach the one-third minority needed to block changes to the Constitution" (para 6). "In the Parliament, or Bundestag, women make up only 12 percent...more
March 27, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Three-and-a-half years after Angela Merkel, the only woman to serve as chancellor, retired, German national politics seem to be backsliding when it comes to gender parity" (para 3). "When Chancellor Olaf Scholz formed his cabinet in 2021, he vowed that he would name as many women as men to be ministers. That balance stayed in place until Christine Lambrecht, the defense minister, was forced to resign over criticism about Germany’s provision of aid to Ukraine, and was replaced by a man. Mr. Merz has cited Ms. Lambrecht as an example to explain why, when he names a new, conservative-led government, he will not be striving for gender parity" (para 12-13).more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Three-and-a-half years after Angela Merkel, the only woman to serve as chancellor, retired, German national politics seem to be backsliding when it comes to gender parity" (para 3). "When Chancellor Olaf Scholz formed his cabinet in 2021, he vowed that he would name as many women as men to be ministers. That balance stayed in place until Christine Lambrecht, the defense minister, was forced to resign over criticism about Germany’s provision of aid to Ukraine, and was replaced by a man. Mr. Merz has cited Ms. Lambrecht as an example to explain why, when he names a new, conservative-led government, he will not be striving for gender parity" (para 12-13).more
March 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: LBHO-LAW-2
"The CDU leader introduced a gender-parity quota in 2022 for his party’s executive board" (para 16).
Variables: LBHO-LAW-2
"The CDU leader introduced a gender-parity quota in 2022 for his party’s executive board" (para 16).
March 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Germans elected fewer women to the parliament as a whole this time, making up 32.4% of the new class of MPs – down from 35%. The Greens will have the most female representation in their parliamentary group with 61%. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland has the least, about 12%, although it chose a woman, Alice Weidel, as its candidate for chancellor. The CDU and CSU are in the middle at about 23% and 25% respectively" (para 9-11).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Germans elected fewer women to the parliament as a whole this time, making up 32.4% of the new class of MPs – down from 35%. The Greens will have the most female representation in their parliamentary group with 61%. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland has the least, about 12%, although it chose a woman, Alice Weidel, as its candidate for chancellor. The CDU and CSU are in the middle at about 23% and 25% respectively" (para 9-11).
March 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz, put a premium on gender parity in his centre-left-led government, maintaining a near 50/50 balance until the coalition imploded in November. His predecessor, Merkel, rejected quotas but steadily included more women in her cabinets during her 16 years in power. Her last cabinet had nine male ministers and eight women, including herself" (para 13-14).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz, put a premium on gender parity in his centre-left-led government, maintaining a near 50/50 balance until the coalition imploded in November. His predecessor, Merkel, rejected quotas but steadily included more women in her cabinets during her 16 years in power. Her last cabinet had nine male ministers and eight women, including herself" (para 13-14).
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: France, Germany
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births. Wealthy EU nations, including France and Germany, also saw a significant drop" (para 7-8).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births. Wealthy EU nations, including France and Germany, also saw a significant drop" (para 7-8).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:09 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"A total of 301 women were killed by their current or former partner in 2021" (para 10).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"A total of 301 women were killed by their current or former partner in 2021" (para 10).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:09 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"One third of men in Germany find violence against women 'acceptable', according to survey results that campaigners described as 'shocking' on Sunday. A total of 33 per cent of men aged 18 to 35 years old said they found it 'acceptable' if 'their hand slipped' occasionally during an argument with their female partner, according to the survey set to be published by the Funke newspaper group on Monday" (para 1-2).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"One third of men in Germany find violence against women 'acceptable', according to survey results that campaigners described as 'shocking' on Sunday. A total of 33 per cent of men aged 18 to 35 years old said they found it 'acceptable' if 'their hand slipped' occasionally during an argument with their female partner, according to the survey set to be published by the Funke newspaper group on Monday" (para 1-2).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:09 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"One third of men in Germany find violence against women 'acceptable', according to survey results that campaigners described as 'shocking' on Sunday. A total of 33 per cent of men aged 18 to 35 years old said they found it 'acceptable' if 'their hand slipped' occasionally during an argument with their female partner, according to the survey set to be published by the Funke newspaper group on Monday" (para 1-2). "Thirty-four per cent of respondents admitted that they had been violent towards women in the past" (para 3). "More than 115,000 women – or 13 women each hour – were victims of partner violence in 2021, according to federal police...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"One third of men in Germany find violence against women 'acceptable', according to survey results that campaigners described as 'shocking' on Sunday. A total of 33 per cent of men aged 18 to 35 years old said they found it 'acceptable' if 'their hand slipped' occasionally during an argument with their female partner, according to the survey set to be published by the Funke newspaper group on Monday" (para 1-2). "Thirty-four per cent of respondents admitted that they had been violent towards women in the past" (para 3). "More than 115,000 women – or 13 women each hour – were victims of partner violence in 2021, according to federal police...more
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:09 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"The nationwide survey, which polled 1,000 men and 1,000 women aged 18 to 35, was commissioned by children’s aid organisation Plan International Germany and carried out online from March 9 to 21. It further found that 52 per cent of men said they believed their role was to be the main provider in a relationship, and that their partner should mostly run the household" (para 6).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"The nationwide survey, which polled 1,000 men and 1,000 women aged 18 to 35, was commissioned by children’s aid organisation Plan International Germany and carried out online from March 9 to 21. It further found that 52 per cent of men said they believed their role was to be the main provider in a relationship, and that their partner should mostly run the household" (para 6).
Feb. 13, 2025, 10:40 p.m.
Countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Other European governments – including in France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, and Germany – took steps to facilitate access to medical abortion early in the pandemic by extending legal time limits, permitting self-management of medical abortion at home, and conducting consultations via telemedicine" (6).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Other European governments – including in France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, and Germany – took steps to facilitate access to medical abortion early in the pandemic by extending legal time limits, permitting self-management of medical abortion at home, and conducting consultations via telemedicine" (6).
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:25 p.m.
Countries: Germany, Spain, Sweden
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent-based rape law already exists in Sweden, Germany, Spain and more than a dozen other European countries" (para 8).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent-based rape law already exists in Sweden, Germany, Spain and more than a dozen other European countries" (para 8).
Jan. 29, 2025, 8:04 p.m.
Countries: Germany, Italy, Peru, Uruguay
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2015, a wave of marches against femicide sparked similar protests in Peru, Uruguay, Italy and Germany" (para 10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2015, a wave of marches against femicide sparked similar protests in Peru, Uruguay, Italy and Germany" (para 10).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: AW-PRACTICE-1
"If we want to point out the intersections with migration, we should be more than concerned about how an asylum-seeking woman and her two kids, who lived in a women’s shelter in Hamburg, were deported last month" (par. 10).
Variables: AW-PRACTICE-1
"If we want to point out the intersections with migration, we should be more than concerned about how an asylum-seeking woman and her two kids, who lived in a women’s shelter in Hamburg, were deported last month" (par. 10).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, CL-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, CL-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: CWC-DATA-3, CWC-DATA-4
"Instead of acknowledging femicide as a massive problem for society as a whole, politicians from all sides tend to pay attention only when violence against women serves their political aims, namely: blaming foreigners, especially Muslims, for their supposedly misogynist worldviews. Cem Özdemir of the Greens, for instance, the minister of agriculture, wrote an opinion piece for the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung recently. Özdemir, himself a son of Turkish immigrants if it matters, talked about his 19-year-old daughter’s worries about not being able to point out the misogyny she experiences from refugees and Muslim immigrants because she doesn’t want to be racist" (par. 8-9).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3, CWC-DATA-4
"Instead of acknowledging femicide as a massive problem for society as a whole, politicians from all sides tend to pay attention only when violence against women serves their political aims, namely: blaming foreigners, especially Muslims, for their supposedly misogynist worldviews. Cem Özdemir of the Greens, for instance, the minister of agriculture, wrote an opinion piece for the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung recently. Özdemir, himself a son of Turkish immigrants if it matters, talked about his 19-year-old daughter’s worries about not being able to point out the misogyny she experiences from refugees and Muslim immigrants because she doesn’t want to be racist" (par. 8-9).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Cases of domestic violence in Germany rose drastically during the pandemic, as they did elsewhere – but instead of returning to pre-lockdown rates they are still rising, even though women are not, at least in theory, confined to their violent homes any more" (par. 5).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Cases of domestic violence in Germany rose drastically during the pandemic, as they did elsewhere – but instead of returning to pre-lockdown rates they are still rising, even though women are not, at least in theory, confined to their violent homes any more" (par. 5).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
"A new law is at last making its way through the German parliament that could make things easier for survivors of domestic violence by obliging the state to build new women’s shelters and invest in fragile or nonexistent support structures across the country. The Protection Against Violence Act could and should pass before the end of 2024, since the general election in early 2025 will most likely result in a conservative-led federal government" (par. 6).
Variables: DV-LAW-1, DV-LAW-2
"A new law is at last making its way through the German parliament that could make things easier for survivors of domestic violence by obliging the state to build new women’s shelters and invest in fragile or nonexistent support structures across the country. The Protection Against Violence Act could and should pass before the end of 2024, since the general election in early 2025 will most likely result in a conservative-led federal government" (par. 6).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2). This indicates that women are free to move about society, since the writer is able to ride the bus (IME - CODER COMMENT). "Cases of domestic violence in Germany rose drastically during the pandemic, as they did elsewhere – but instead of returning to pre-lockdown rates they are still rising, even though women are not, at least in...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2). This indicates that women are free to move about society, since the writer is able to ride the bus (IME - CODER COMMENT). "Cases of domestic violence in Germany rose drastically during the pandemic, as they did elsewhere – but instead of returning to pre-lockdown rates they are still rising, even though women are not, at least in...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5). "A new law is at last making its way through the German parliament that could make things easier for survivors of domestic violence by obliging the state to build new women’s shelters and invest in fragile or nonexistent support structures across the country. The Protection Against Violence Act could and...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5). "A new law is at last making its way through the German parliament that could make things easier for survivors of domestic violence by obliging the state to build new women’s shelters and invest in fragile or nonexistent support structures across the country. The Protection Against Violence Act could and...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In Germany there were 360 femicides in 2023 alone, according to the federal criminal police office in a recent report. The statistic counts closed criminal cases, which are, by definition, 'killings of women because they are women'" (par. 4).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In Germany there were 360 femicides in 2023 alone, according to the federal criminal police office in a recent report. The statistic counts closed criminal cases, which are, by definition, 'killings of women because they are women'" (par. 4).
Jan. 3, 2025, 12:35 p.m.
Countries: France, Germany
Variables: CLCC-LAW-2
"Many European Union countries, including Germany and France, ban domestic surrogacy. In some of those countries, families who use international surrogacy can sometimes face obstacles to registering their newborns as citizens" (par. 15).
Variables: CLCC-LAW-2
"Many European Union countries, including Germany and France, ban domestic surrogacy. In some of those countries, families who use international surrogacy can sometimes face obstacles to registering their newborns as citizens" (par. 15).
Jan. 3, 2025, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: France, Germany
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Many European Union countries, including Germany and France, ban domestic surrogacy. In some of those countries, families who use international surrogacy can sometimes face obstacles to registering their newborns as citizens" (par. 15).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Many European Union countries, including Germany and France, ban domestic surrogacy. In some of those countries, families who use international surrogacy can sometimes face obstacles to registering their newborns as citizens" (par. 15).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
1.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
1.0
May 23, 2024, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking under Sections 232, 232(a), 232(b), 233, and 233(a) and prescribed punishments of six months to 10 years’ imprisonment, which were sufficiently stringent and, with regard to sex trafficking, commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. The law did not require proof of force or coercion to prosecute suspected sex traffickers when victims were younger than 21 years old." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking under Sections 232, 232(a), 232(b), 233, and 233(a) and prescribed punishments of six months to 10 years’ imprisonment, which were sufficiently stringent and, with regard to sex trafficking, commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. The law did not require proof of force or coercion to prosecute suspected sex traffickers when victims were younger than 21 years old." (3).
May 23, 2024, 1:39 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: IRP-DATA-2
"Legalisation has helped expand Germany’s sex trade: there are an estimated 400,000 prostitutes, and around 1.2 million men (the population of Germany is a little over 80 million) who buy sex every day" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-DATA-2
"Legalisation has helped expand Germany’s sex trade: there are an estimated 400,000 prostitutes, and around 1.2 million men (the population of Germany is a little over 80 million) who buy sex every day" (para 4).