Of course, the debate about Germany's most famous sentence from commercial television is also due to the lack of news. But that doesn't make the issue any less important. source site
Her gaze is penetrating. Serious, resolute and a bit cold, Simone de Beauvoir looks from a large poster at all those approaching the exhibition in her honor on the ground floor of the Literature House - and also those who would rather turn off quickly for a coffee in the brasserie. Simone de Beauvoir (1908 - 1986) would understand, after all, the famous writer, philosopher, feminist, existentialist once sat around in Paris coffee houses all day long. But would she...
The traffic light coalition wants men and women to be equal by 2030. But there's still a long way to go, new data shows. Mothers feel heavily burdened, old role models have returned in the pandemic.Santa Claus is not a statistician. He doesn't keep a record of what wishes come to him each year - and from whom. One can only guess what mothers want for Christmas this year. At the top of the list could be: relief, rest, relaxation....
In Switzerland, two of the seven government seats have to be filled. Which parties they go to is practically certain. Now it's about the people - and surprisingly much about their gender. source site
The city wants to persuade the people of Munich to take an active part in combating gender-specific violence. The Equal Opportunities Office for Women has now started a campaign for this. The motto is "Equality protects against violence", six motifs for posters and postcards are to advertise in public space and on the Internet. Each is dedicated to its own topic of equality, such as "Only yes means yes!", "I make my own decisions about my body!" or "You determine...
What does beer consumption have to do with women's rights? A surprising amount if you follow the author Claudia Teibler into the past. More than a hundred years ago, women didn't have many opportunities to work, let alone to fulfill themselves: upper-class women should please stay at home while bored. The women from the lower classes, forced to work by poverty, often ended up as waitresses in the hospitality industry - but the job was nothing compared to today. The...
Exactly ten years ago, the United Nations proclaimed International Day of the Girl for the first time. Every October 11th, imaginative campaigns draw attention to discrimination and the rights of girls - so that they have the same opportunities as boys. There will also be celebrations in Munich, with a party on Marienplatz. A conversation with Lisa Hyna, 32, who is involved with the children's rights organization Plan International Germany.SZ: Why do we need an International Day of the Girl?Lisa...
Spain has a major, long-unrecognized problem: menstrual poverty. Surveys show that more than 40 percent of women in the country cannot choose the hygiene product they want because it is too expensive for them. "These data are depressing," says Spanish Equal Opportunities Minister Irene Montero. Combating menstrual poverty is therefore a "duty to protect the health of all women".Montero supports a demand from the Spanish women's movement: that menstruating people should not have to pay VAT on tampons, pads and...
There is hardly any other place where role clichés are cultivated as clearly as above the clouds: there are strict rules for airline crews as far as their appearance is concerned. While the gentlemen get away with it quite comfortably in smart trousers and ties, the female colleagues squeeze into pencil skirts, tight blazers and pumps.This is not only unfair for reasons of comfort. After all, there should be women who don't feel comfortable in skirts or who can't identify...
Of Johanna AdorjanThe film "Mother" by Carolin Schmitz shows what great things can happen when you dare something new artistically. It is based on interviews that the director did with eight mothers, completely normal women, there are actually no unusual biographies among them. They talk very openly about their experiences, including the difficult ones, revealing intimate things. These sound recordings can be heard in the film, there is almost no further text. But instead of the eight women, Anke Engelke...
