Are there gender equality issues in Germany?

Gender equality in Germany is below the European average, according to a new European Union (EU) study released on Wednesday in Brussels. The European ... Vera Jourova, the EU commissioner responsible for gender equality, cautioned against celebrating any slight improvements. read more

As everyone else, Germany has the problem of the salary gap. This is still a big problem and many women feel treated unfair. However, things are starting to turn around. read more

Fresh data from the EU statistics agency, Eurostat, published last week cast gender equality in the workplace in a negative light, with the average private sector wage gap between men and women in Germany reported at 21.6 percent. read more

Eastern Germany ahead the west in women’s employment 2014.12.12 Almost a quarter of a century after the fall of the Wall, eastern Germany is still ahead the west, when it comes to employment of women. read more