Movie Tip: Frau Mutter Tier
"It is important that we women become visible to each other and engage in dialogue. Today, we speak more openly about the many roles we women have. I addressed [...]
The salary in “female-dominated professions” is often lower than in other industries
In typical 'female-dominated professions,' salaries are often lower than in other industries. As a sector becomes more female-dominated, the average earnings often decrease. Additionally, the work performed in these jobs tends to [...]
Only fixed quotas are effective
"Voluntary measures have little effect; only fixed #quotas work," stated Family Minister Franziska Giffey and Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht in light of new reports on the development of the proportion of women [...]
Gender gap could close in 99 years
Shortly before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Economic Forum calculated that the #GenderGap could close in 99 years. "Corona will radically shorten this period, progress [...]
How can more women achieve top political positions?
Not even 6 percent of world leaders are female. A look at parliaments and ministries also shows that women in politics are not a given. Finnish conditions are a rarity. [...]
Where are the female experts?
"On television, experts explain the world week after week. Only a third of the guests are women. Why is that?" headlines DER SPIEGEL. Moreover, men fulfill different roles [...]
Radicalizing paternal actions
The birth of a child is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on paternal actions and, if necessary, to radicalize them. The child is born into a world with traditional role distribution: working [...]
Theoretically, many men could also scale back their careers
"It will be enlightening to see how women's participation in the labor market will develop this year and next. Theoretically, many men could also scale back their careers. However, the existing evidence [...]
Inequality in the labor market
"Women earn only half as much as men over their lifetimes." This is the headline of a new study by the Bertelsmann Foundation, which shows that the inequalities between women and men [...]
Retraditionalisation is almost a trivialising word
I am very impressed by the work of Professor Jutta Allmendinger, President of the Social Science Research Centre Berlin. She writes in Die ZEIT: ‘Women's satisfaction is plummeting, their satisfaction with their [...]
