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Feminism in Germany as a modern movement began during the Wilhelmine period (1888–1918) with individual women and women's rights groups pressuring a range of traditional institutions, from universities to government, to open their doors to women. This movement culminated in women's suffrage in 1919.
The crimes of women in early modern Germany (Oxford University Press, 1999). Ruble, Alexandria N. Entangled Emancipation: Women’s Rights in Cold War Germany ((University of Toronto Press, 2023) online scholarly review of this book; Rupp, Leila J. Mobilizing women for war: German and American propaganda, 1939-1945 (Princeton University Press ...
Feminism portal. v. t. e. The emergence of second-wave feminism was a key component of feminism in Germany. [ 1] The second wave (emerging during the first half of the 20th century) was heavily influenced by the policies of the Third Reich and its attitudes towards gender roles, and those of the postwar era.
Nazi era 1933-45. Main article: Women in Nazi Germany. Opening of exposition Die Frau, Frauenleben und -wirken in Familie, Haus und Beruf (Women: the life of women, their role in the family, at home and at work) at the Kaiserdamm, March 18, 1933, with Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels.
Beate von Miquel (born 1968) is a German women's rights advocate and gender studies scholar. She is President of the National Council of German Women's Organizations – German Women's Lobby, [1] Germany's largest organization that campaigns for gender equality and women's rights, with 11 million members. [2]
The National Council of German Women's Organizations initiated the establishment of the CEDAW Alliance Germany, and serves as its host institution. It is a founding member of the European Women's Lobby and its largest national chapter. The council actively engages in advocating for women's rights and equality in politics, work, and within the ...
Countries by Gender Inequality Index (Data from 2019, published in 2020). Red denotes more gender inequality, and green more equality. [1]The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for the measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
In 1980, West Germany passed a law regulating the change of first names and legal gender, the "Gesetz über die Änderung der Vornamen und die Feststellung der Geschlechtszugehörigkeit in besonderen Fällen, (Transsexuals Act – TSG) or, "Law concerning the change of first name and determination of gender identity in special cases (Transsexual law – TSG)".