The Old Man Picture Is Back: Women Should Now Demand Power

Power is more male again – even in Germany. This is not only a problem for reasons of justice.

SPD leader and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil sees no loss of power for women, despite the fact that the top leadership positions in the governing parties and parliamentary groups are almost exclusively occupied by men. Asked what would go wrong if, with the exception of his own co-chair, only men held the sway in the CDU, CSU, and SPD as party leaders, parliamentary group leaders, general secretaries, and first parliamentary managers, Klingbeil…

For him, the most important decision-making bodies are cabinet, party bureau and group leadership, says Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil. He speaks of "weeks of tough decisions" in the repositioning of the SPD.

SPD leader and vice chancellor Lars Klingbeil sees no loss of power for women, despite the occupation of the top executive positions of the ruling parties and factions with almost exclusively men. Klingbeil replied to the question of what would go wrong if, apart from his own co-chairs, only men in CDU, CSU and SPD as party leaders, group leaders, secretaries-general and First Parliamentary CEOs had the lead, except for his own co-chairs, Saskia…