Women

About half of all people in Germany have their period from age 15 to 50. In Berlin, a shop for them was just inaugurated. Here, Josefine Marwehe offers all menstruation products anyone could want.

A quick Google search will tell you that Berlin is one of the world's safest capital cities. While this may be true on paper, it doesn't mean the city isn't…

International Women's Day is an official holiday in the city state of Berlin. Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey took the opportunity to talk to women in…

On the eve of International Women's Day, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the women of Ukraine Europe would stand by their side. She also had a message for Russian women. In Berlin, as many as 19 Women's Day rallies are supposed to take place today.

Dear fellow men, ahead of International Women's Day, there is an important question: How emancipated are we? I would say there is room for improvement. In other…

In Germany, Berlin is the only federal state that made International Women's Day an official holiday. Berlin's first female Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey…

This is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, an awareness day initiated by the United Nations in 2003. German officials used the opportunity to demand an end to this practice and promised help to its victims in the Federal Republic.

Looking at Germany's gender equality situation is rather frustrating. At least the country has a female head of government, you say? Sure, but not for much…

A year ago, the NGO 'Koordinierungsstelle FGM_C' in Berlin started providing medical care to victims of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM_C).…

In Berlin, several rallies for women's rights took place today. Because of Corona, the participants were separated in groups. Women from all over the world were part of the events.