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Merkel’s Era: The Women of Power

In our series "Merkel’s Era: The Women of Power" we talk to powerful women in the world of politics.

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Namibia's rise in women's political power

Namibia's rise in women's political power

Women now lead Namibia. We look at how it happened, and what still needs to change.
EqualityMarch 13, 202602:25 min
Sri Mulyani gestures while speaking

Sri Mulyani: A reformer working for Indonesia's women

Sri Mulyani: A reformer working for Indonesia's women

In a DW interview, the Indonesian Finance Minister tells how she became one of the most powerful women in SE Asia.
EqualityJuly 11, 2021
Margrethe Vestager at a press conference in 2012

Margrethe Vestager: Big Tech's fiercest foe

Margrethe Vestager: Big Tech's fiercest foe

Vestager has become famous for confronting tech giants. She tells DW why the fight for equal chances is not over yet.
PoliticsMay 21, 2021
UN High Commissioner: “We need to be feminists now”

Michelle Bachelet: A lifelong fight for women's rights

Michelle Bachelet: A lifelong fight for women's rights

Angela Merkel shied away from calling herself a feminist — but Chile's first female president embraces the term.
PoliticsMay 1, 2021
Belarusian presidential candiate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addresses and electoral rally on August 2, 2020

From stay-at-home mom to leader of a democratic movement

From stay-at-home mom to leader of a democratic movement

Belarus' Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks to DW about how she took on an authoritarian leader despite her fears.
Human RightsMarch 8, 2021
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