German teen magazine BRAVO sparked outrage across the internet this week after publishing a "sexist" and "outdated" list of flirting tips for young girls.
Statistics from the European Union statistical office (Eurostat) showed on Thursday that women working in Germany earned 21.6 percent less per hour than men in 2013, only a small improvement over the gender pay gap in 2008.
Families Minister Manuela Schwesig confirmed on Sunday that she wants a new law allowing women to compare their wages with men doing similar work, provoking angry reactions from employers.
A preacher at a mosque in Berlin's southern Neukölln district has told worshippers that women should be confined to their homes and submit whenever their husbands demand sex.
After a false dawn for campaigners against daily topless models in Britain's Sun newspaper, The Local talks to the women campaigning against sexism in Germany's biggest-selling tabloid.
Financially independent, smart women trump beauty when German men look for partners, a study released on Wednesday suggested. This has meant the country's young adults delay starting a family – and not always out of choice.
Schools can separate girls and boys for sports lessons, a court in Berlin said on Tuesday. The ruling rejects a complaint from parents who said separate lessons were sexist discrimination.
As Germany's women footballers kick off their campaign to retain their European championship title in Sweden this week, national broadcaster ZDF has sparked criticism with its advert - featuring a headless woman and a washing machine.
Another entry for the "Only in Germany" department: Edeka supermarkets are selling men's and women's sausages. The gents' meaty treats are described as "hearty, strongly-spiced," while the ladies' sausages are "lean."
A woman travelling on a Berlin train on Saturday night took to Twitter to document in real time the behaviour of four men who, she says, were sexually harassing her. The incident has re-sparked a debate about sexism in Germany.
As the world celebrated International Women's Day on Friday, a new poll found that four out of five German women don't feel that gender equality has been achieved in the country.
A national debate over sexism in Germany took a twist after women used Twitter to describe the casual discrimination they faced. Anne Wizorek, creator of the <i>#aufschrei</i> hashtag, is The Local's German of the Week.
Rainer Brüderle, the Free Democratic Party's lead candidate for this year's general election, enjoyed his party's cheers at a reception on Sunday. But a majority of Germans want him to apologize to a reporter who accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
Allegations by a female reporter that a senior German official crudely came on to her in a hotel bar touched off a charged debate Friday about sexism in media and the political class.
