Angela Merkel encouraged more women to get involved in German politics as she prepared to leave office after 16 years as the country's first female chancellor, saying it was still too male-dominated and needed to get with the times.
BERLIN - Angela Merkel encouraged more women to get involved in German politics as she prepared to leave office after 16 years as the country's first female chancellor, saying it was still too male-dominated and needed to get with the times.
Worries Merkel's departure could spell a dearth of women https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-spd-want-female-bundestag-president-2021-10-20 in top political offices and accusations of sexual misconduct at media company Axel Springer https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/germanys-axel-springer-dismisses-top-bild-editor-after-media-reports-2021-10-18 sparked a heated debate this week about gender inequality and sexism in Germany.
Analysts say sexist attitudes and structural barriers also play a role. During the recent federal election campaign, the Greens candidate for chancellor complained sexist scrutiny https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greens-candidate-german-chancellor-says-sexist-scrutiny-holding-her-back-2021-07-08 was holding her back.A rare woman in the upper echelons of her conservative, male-dominated Christian Democrats , Merkel long avoided casting herself as a feminist.
Merkel, who did not stand for re-election, will most likely now be succeeded as chancellor by Olaf Scholz, current vice chancellor and the head of the centre-left Social Democrats , which won the most votes.
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