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The 21st Century Belongs to Women : Half-Day Schools in Germany being replaced by All-Day Schools so that Women can Work

By Andis Kaulins

Katrin Beinhold in The Female Factor at the New York Times writes that In Germany, a Tradition Falls, and Women Rise as all-day schooling spreads in a school system traditionally marked by half-day schools:

?This is a taboo we just can?t afford anymore; the country needs women to be able to both work and have children,? said Ursula von der Leyen, the German labor minister. A mother of seven and doctor-turned-politician, she baffles housewives and childless career women alike, not to mention many men in her Christian Democratic Union.

The spread of all-day schooling in Germany, a trend she considers ?irreversible,? is a sign of the times, Ms. von der Leyen said in an interview. ?The 21st century belongs to women.?

Full post as published by LawPundit on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).