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Germany is celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage, but political power is still unevenly distributed. In terms of numbers, women have never been equally represented in any German Bundestag. Initiatives like the Helene Weber Kolleg are pushing for change.
Germany's law enabling female suffrage came into effect on 30 November 1918. A look at the activists who contributed to this achievement and why there's still much to be done in the country to claim equal rights.
Younger people have a need for real equality in everyday life. Sociologist Marianne Schmidbaur explains how this is changing attitudes towards feminism and how gender equality in Germany looks like.
