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Gender Parity in German Politics: Further Effort Required
Literature Item
Author Information:
Name: Daniela Arregui Coka, Ronny Freier & Johanna Mollerstrom (DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research)
Email: None
Website: https://datapopalliance.org/bio/daniela-arregui-coka/
Abstract:
This report focuses on under-representation of women in German political power. Although many political authorities endorse the basic goal of parity across the board, reality does not yet reflect this in Germany. In the German Bundestag, for example, at present 37.1% of representatives are women. Divided among the six parties with the greatest likelihood of being elected to the Bundestag, a total of 1,979 people is running for office in the upcoming election. Of these, 35.7% are women. An analysis of candidates by party shows that parties currently represented in the Bundestag have significantly higher proportions of women among their candidates than the opposition parties. In the top 48 slots, the Green Party is putting forward 32 women, the Left Party 27, and the SPD 25. With 15 female candidates for office, the Union Parties (CDU/CSU) are also higher than the FDP and AfD (with 11 and eight candidates respectively). Of the 263 ministerial posts available since Germany was founded, women have only held 43. Although Germany has a female chancellor and gender distribution in the current cabinet is almost equal, certain ministerial posts have yet to be held by a woman. The government resulting from the upcoming Bundestag election could serve as an example by explicitly committing itself to gender parity. In state parliaments, women are more underrepresented than on the national level, where the proportion of women is 31 percent and has recently fallen. Only three out of 16 regional governments are headed by a woman.
Keywords:
women in politics, political parties, social norms, gendered expectations, family-friendly policies
Dates:
Jan. 31, 2017 - None
Source Specificity:
Public Policy Document
Website:
https://www.diw.de/documents/publikationen/73/diw_01.c.564604.de/diw_econ_bull_2017-37.pdf
Power Domains:
Political
Methods Tools:
Monitoring, Self-regulation
Country:
DE
City:
Berlin
Implementation Scale:
national
Language:
English
Other Links:
ISSN 2192-7219 https://hdl.handle.net/10419/170501 https://www.diw.de/documents/publikationen/73/diw_01.c.564604.de/diw_econ_bull_2017-37.pdf
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