Germany is a place where gender stereotypes remain engrained in the mind, and in key institutions across society. Only about 14 percent of German mothers with one child resume full-time work, and only 6 percent of those with two. Europe’s economic powerhouse, does not lack pluck: it rebounded from two world wars, digested reunification and has now powered ahead of neighbors still reeling from the financial crisis. It overhauled a rigid labor market and raised the retirement age to 67 with little fuss. Most recently, it simply decided to abandon nuclear power.
If greater gender equality in the work force and education has not led to greater gender equality in housework and child-rearing, what will
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With this boldness at the top comes obedience at the bottom — 82 million Germans will wait at a pedestrian red light, even with no car in sight.
But when it comes to empowering women, no Teutonic drive or deference seems to work — even under one of the world’s most powerful women, Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Many leaders in business and politics profess to want to employ and promote women. But a decade of earnest vows from the corporate sector has not dented male-dominated Deutschland AG.
Read:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/world/europe/29iht-FFgermany29.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
In case both husband and wife are going out to work it is acceptable that – when unemployment hits – first the wife should stay at home and the husband should try and continue to work. The Islamic principle in fact that the husband is the provider of the family…
How true you are. Exactly this is Islamic Concept. In fact many German Laws and traditions are extremely close to Islamic Laws and tradtitions. Probably they adopted most of these from Islamic past golden days. Hopefully they will stick to these values and very soon inshallah will embrace real Islam also.
Allah created us and therefore of course He knows best what is good for us. Islam therefore is natural and common sense. Laws in non-Muslim countries – if they are lucky – are continuing to be adapted according to common sense, and therefore come closer to Islamic laws. In family law there are many examples, including permission for divorce for instance (sorry, not the nicest example, but just came to mind).