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already has a few t.q. ones that for all parties there is a look around at the situation in german politics time after consider. in current developments i have come to the conclusion that we will only be able to achieve gender balance if we institute binding regulation ice in germany women have been allowed to vote for one hundred years but gender equality in politics doesn t and that as long as those in government continue to be mostly men germany is the fall of the muck when it comes to gender equality. well joining me tonight here at the big table is stephanie low house she is from the european academy for women we re going to talk about how how germany can reach that parity in just a moment let s start by listening to a little bit more of the german chancellor today what she had to say about parity. i think the saying is one swallow alone does not yet mean that summer. come a night is a real. good time so the fact that i m around must not become an alibi. yeah
teach in a city council and the berlin district of the only woman in an office with four men . as i ve already experienced in different places personally and also with others that women are looked at more critically especially political candidates people always ask questions like can she manage that party the s.p.d. already has a few teacher wants that for all parties. around at the situation in german politics after considering current developments i have come to the conclusion that we will only be able to achieve gender balance if we institute binding regulation ice in germany women have been allowed to vote for one hundred years but gender equality in politics doesn t and that as long as those in government continue to be mostly men germany is the fall off the mark when it comes to gender equality. chief political editor of. the chancellor s
binding regulation ice in germany women have been allowed to vote for one hundred years but gender equality in politics doesn t and that as long as those in government continue to be mostly men germany is the fall off the mark when it comes to gender equality. and we have our chief political editor michel are now with me here that we mentioned that chancellor merkel is speaking at a ceremony to mark one hundred years of german women getting the vote here in berlin where does she see her role in advocating for more women in politics well basically what she said is that the fact that she s the first female leader of germany so not be used as an alibi to not continue in trying to get parity she said that parity has to be the ultimate goal but having said that i m going to machall is by no means real feminist in the classical sense i mean she famously forgot during the press conference that she was the leader of her own c.d.u. party when she was presenting the new the first secretary gener