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German watchdog slams businesses for charging women 'pink tax'

German watchdog slams businesses for charging women 'pink tax'

From pink razor blades to salon haircuts, women regularly pay more for items and services that are nearly identical to those for men but marketed differently, a German watchdog said Tuesday.

‘Bureaucracy makes you feel like a lowly beggar’: surviving on the streets of Berlin

‘Bureaucracy makes you feel like a lowly beggar’: surviving on the streets of Berlin

Germans only consider 5 places safe to travel to (and one is Germany)

Germans only consider 5 places safe to travel to (and one is Germany)

Apprenticeship prospects bleaker for foreigners in Germany: study

Apprenticeship prospects bleaker for foreigners in Germany: study

Six common questions people have about refugees in Germany

Six common questions people have about refugees in Germany

Women in Germany receive half the pension men do, study shows

Women in Germany receive half the pension men do, study shows

Wage inequality in Germany now at same level as a century ago: study

Wage inequality in Germany now at same level as a century ago: study

Sharp rise in German births using artificial insemination

Sharp rise in German births using artificial insemination

‘The night economy’: how even conservatives are trying to protect Berlin techno

‘The night economy’: how even conservatives are trying to protect Berlin techno

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Munich police reimburse pot smoker after destroying his joint

Munich police reimburse pot smoker after destroying his joint

Everything you need to know about having a baby in Germany

Everything you need to know about having a baby in Germany

How broke Berlin is creaking under the strain of surge in population

How broke Berlin is creaking under the strain of surge in population

'People had no prospects here': east German village put on market for €125,000

'People had no prospects here': east German village put on market for €125,000

Court allows the sale of souvenir gallows reserved for 'Mutti Merkel'

Court allows the sale of souvenir gallows reserved for 'Mutti Merkel'

Jobcentre concedes that people on welfare can beg… up to a point

Jobcentre concedes that people on welfare can beg… up to a point

How clerics are using an ancient privilege to fight the German state on refugees

How clerics are using an ancient privilege to fight the German state on refugees

More asylum decisions in Germany compared to rest of EU combined: report

More asylum decisions in Germany compared to rest of EU combined: report

Muslims could make up 20 percent of German population by 2050: study

Muslims could make up 20 percent of German population by 2050: study

Miss Germany competition gets its first ever Jewish finalist

Miss Germany competition gets its first ever Jewish finalist

Doctor faces up to two years' jail for 'advertising' abortion on her website

Doctor faces up to two years' jail for 'advertising' abortion on her website

Life expectancy much lower in Germany compared to EU neighbours: study

Life expectancy much lower in Germany compared to EU neighbours: study

Activists taunt AfD politician with mini Holocaust memorial outside his house

Activists taunt AfD politician with mini Holocaust memorial outside his house

Leipzig University considers firing law professor over call for ‘white Europe’

Leipzig University considers firing law professor over call for ‘white Europe’

Life in suspense: the refugees in Germany who can’t reunite with their families

Life in suspense: the refugees in Germany who can’t reunite with their families

Poland to take more active role in caring for homeless on Berlin’s streets

Poland to take more active role in caring for homeless on Berlin’s streets

Number of people living on German streets has jumped by a third: report

Number of people living on German streets has jumped by a third: report

Two thirds of Germans are against cannabis legalization, survey shows

Two thirds of Germans are against cannabis legalization, survey shows

Germany tolerates men staring at breasts more than most, survey reveals

Germany tolerates men staring at breasts more than most, survey reveals

This is why people in northwest Germany are the happiest

This is why people in northwest Germany are the happiest

Rainy, football-free summer dampens German thirst for the amber brew

Rainy, football-free summer dampens German thirst for the amber brew

How Berlin is struggling to deal with growing homelessness in its parks

How Berlin is struggling to deal with growing homelessness in its parks

Security guards in Berlin are pushing refugees into prostitution: media report

Security guards in Berlin are pushing refugees into prostitution: media report

Pint-sized campaign to combat violence against women aims for big impact in Hamburg

Pint-sized campaign to combat violence against women aims for big impact in Hamburg

'Men touched my body and I was surprised; I thought this doesn't happen in Germany'

'Men touched my body and I was surprised; I thought this doesn't happen in Germany'

Interior Minister upsets colleagues by suggesting Germany could celebrate Muslim holidays

Interior Minister upsets colleagues by suggesting Germany could celebrate Muslim holidays

Google celebrates Ampelmann's birthday with special Google Doodle

Google celebrates Ampelmann's birthday with special Google Doodle

Berlin couple make history by becoming first husband and husband to adopt child in Germany

Berlin couple make history by becoming first husband and husband to adopt child in Germany

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