The digital guardian angel
Helping women gain more visibility is a central mission of herCAREER — and it’s working, both at our expo and throughout the year through our platform’s ongoing efforts. What makes the difference [...]
“Kids or none, the choice is our own.”
Birth rates in wealthy countries have been steadily declining over the past few decades — not just in the "West," but also in China, South Korea, and most other countries in Asia [...]
USA: Academic Freedom Under Threat
Since Donald Trump took office, academic freedom in the USA has been severely restricted, and research has been hindered by significant budget cuts. ZEIT Online: "The budget of [...]
Italy: Femicide as a Separate Criminal Offense
"Life Sentence for Femicide," headlines the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Italy establishes a separate criminal offense for the murder of women who are killed because they are women. Such crimes [...]
Attacked and abandoned
Where women are visible in public and take a stand, they face hostility. Do we have to accept this? Absolutely not! One woman who, together with her team, fights against it every [...]
We cannot afford the patriarchy
Is this equality, or can it go? That was the headline of taz for an article by Lilly Schröder about the holiday debate in Berlin. Since 2019, International Women’s Day on March [...]
Half of the women in Germany are not financially independent
More than every second working woman in Germany cannot sustain herself long-term on her income. A #study by the women in the DGB - German Trade Union Confederation [...]
Every voice counts!
"Democracy: Now More Than Ever!" Under this campaign title, Isabelle Gardt from OMR 5050 and Prof. Dr. Alexandra Wuttig from IU Internationale Hochschule invited guests to Berlin last week [...]
Appreciation, gratitude, and kindness help us all!
"Good relationships with others are essential for our well-being and health. However, we sometimes underestimate how happy engaging in social actions can make us," writes Lea Mörsdorf (University of Zurich) in reference [...]
Challenging Learned Thought Patterns – Why Is It Important?
"Verkehrte Narrative" ("Wrong Narratives") is our podcast with political scientist and author Gilda Sahebi. People tend to perceive events selectively. Behind this lie cognitive and social mechanisms that [...]
