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Article

27 Feb 2012

Author:
Helen Pidd, Guardian [UK]

Germany's top female journalists call for women quotas in media

Hundreds of top female journalists in Germany are demanding…a quota to ensure…30% of all executive positions across the whole German media industry are filled by women…[S]ignatories from the Pro Quote campaign claimed that…only 2% of all editor-in-chiefs of 360 German…newspapers are women…"We demand that within the next five years, at least 30% of the executive jobs in editorial departments should be filled by women…"…Without a quota, "clearly nothing will change"…Ines Pohl, editor of…taz…said…"Don't be afraid of quotas…Because of taz's women target, I have been able to finally show what I'm made of…"…Women quotas have become a hot topic in Germany after the work minister…called…for quotas…for all company boards... [also refers to: Handesblatt, Deutsche Welle, Guardian Media, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Deutsche Telekom]