Women in Germany

Women in Germany
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz's
Self portrait (before 1870)
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)6
Women in parliament36.9%
Women over 25 with secondary education96.4% [M: 97.0%]
Women in labour force73% [M: 83%]
Gender Inequality Index[1]
Value0.073 (2021)
Rank19th out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[2]
Value0.801 (2022)
Rank10th out of 146

The roles of German women have changed throughout history, as the culture and society in which they lived had undergone various transformations. Historically, as well as presently, the situation of women differed between German regions, notably during the 20th century, when there was a different political and socioeconomic organization in West Germany compared to East Germany.[3] In addition, Southern Germany has a history of strong Roman Catholic influence.[4]

  1. ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Women in Germany's east earn close to what men do. Can we thank socialism for that?". The World from PRX.
  4. ^ "Startseite www.ekd.de". www.ekd.de. 8 September 2023.