‘Recession is in the air’: German economy stagnates in 2nd quarter
Reuters The German economy stagnated in the second quarter, data showed on Friday, with the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and supply disruptions bringing Europe’s largest economy to the edge of a downturn. Gross domestic product was unchanged quarter on quarter in adjusted terms, the federal statistics office said. A Reuters poll of economists had […]
Ukraine: Poland to end Russian oil imports; Germany warns on gas
Poland announced steps Wednesday to end all Russian oil imports by year’s end, while Germany issued a warning about natural gas levels and called on people to conserve, new signs of how Russia’s war in Ukraine has escalated tensions about securing energy supplies to power Europe. Poland, which has taken in millions of Ukrainian refugees, […]
Women Find Helping Hand To Break Into Tech Jobs In Germany
If you’re a woman from an ethnic minority group hoping to land a job in Germany’s tech sector, you might want to rethink your CV. As firms use Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to filter job applications, the mention of a foreign school or maternity leave could trigger automatic rejection, according to FrauenLoop, a non-profit aiming to […]
In Germany’s Banking Industry, Minuscule Gains For Female Leadership
Banks in Germany made only marginal gains in increasing female representation in management last year, with women accounting for just 34.8% of leadership positions, figures from employment lobby AGV Banken show. The problem underscores challenges for board rooms in many business sectors across Germany. For the finance industry in particular, it is not a good […]
German Parliament To Clear Way For Women Quota On Some Company Boards
Germany’s conservatives dropped their resistance on Friday to new legislation aimed at increasing gender equality on management boards after an agreement to give companies more time to adapt and to guarantee female executives maternity leave. The legislation, which the cabinet approved in January, could now be passed in June after the coalition government’s parliamentary groups […]
France, Germany, Ireland and Sweden nI Monrovia On the Importance of Combating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
The European Union Delegation and the Embassies of its Member States resident in Liberia – Germany, France, Ireland and Sweden – issued the following statement: The EU shares the deep concern expressed by the Government and people of Liberia regarding the alarming rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country. The EU takes […]
No More Glass Ceiling? Germany Seeks Female Boardroom Quota Deal
The German minister for women said on Wednesday she hopes the coalition government will soon agree a quota for women on the executive boards of Germany’s top listed companies, building on a 30% quota on supervisory boards introduced in 2015. Franziska Giffey spoke as she presented the government’s first equality strategy, which bundles together measures […]
Germany Makes Upskirting A Crime
Germany is making upskirting, surreptitiously taking photographs or filming under a person’s clothing, a criminal offence punishable with fines or up to two years in prison. Upskirting has become an increasing concern in many countries following the advent of mobile phone cameras. In many cases, images or videos are shared on porn sites, social media […]
Germany To Criminalize ‘Disgusting’ Practice Of Upskirting
Upskirting has become an increasing concern in many countries – in many cases, images or videos are shared on porn sites, social media or other platforms Germany will take steps to criminalise upskirting, the justice minister announced on Thursday, calling the behaviour “disgusting”. The move follows growing calls for a law from victims of upskirting […]
Germany Foreign Ministry Boosts Number Of Senior Women
Staff in the second-highest leadership level in the ministry are now 45 percent women, up from 27 percent a year ago The number of women in senior roles at Germany’s foreign ministry has increased sharply in the past year, but they are still underrepresented in diplomatic missions overseas, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday. […]
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