Angela Merkel

Women have always been sexualized in the media, which focuses more on the woman’s personality and looks rather than her campaign, platform and speeches. Even in historical times, there was a patriarchal society, where especially politics was seen as a male’s activity. With this historical context in mind, women were always oppressed and even with more women entering the field of politics, we still see predominately white males leading the governments. Within the past couple of years, we have…

This chain of events has already made a mark in United States history. Although the end result was a minor turbulence, Germany was not pleased when it found out that its Allie was found of illegally tracking the cell-phone of its Chancellor, Angela Merkel. These types of turbulences are not positive for the United States as a whole, losing Allies would cause grand friction in the international community. Domestically, people have included the NSA leaks as another reason to further distrust…

German president Angela Merkel also argued in 2010 that multiculturalism as a vision for society has “utterly failed” (Weaver 2010). At the other hand Canadian politicians view multiculturalism as an object of their pride (Trudeau 2013). Canadians more likely to view multiculturalism…

The importance in understanding and implementing cultural awareness of other nations is paramount for all Soldiers. As a Soldier currently serving with one of the most deployed branches in the United States Army, the ability to understand the social priorities, political climate and military goals of a nation can only better my ability to inform both subordinates and superiors. For instance, Germany is a nation that has shown great influence within the geopolitical arena. By providing…

The Bureaucratic Environment deals with the system of rules and procedures that involves the business of running an organization. The rules deal with imports, local manufacturing, and taxation. Under German law imports are subject to tariffs if they are not from countries from within the European Union. This tax rate adds 19% to domestic products and must be paid to the German Customs Authority. The only good part about this tax is that the tax can be deducted as a “input tax. ” Furthermore,…

In “Hatshepsut: His Majesty, Herself”, by Catherine Andronik, she informs the reader about Hatshepsut and her role as an effective female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. One supporting detail of how Hatshepsut was an effective ruler is that she was a regent. In paragraph eight, it states,”Until Tuthmosis lll was mature enough to be crowned pharaoh, what Egypt needed was a regent, an adult who could take control of the country.” This quote explains what Egypt needed and how Hatshepsut was a regent so…

Merkel is “the first female chancellor in Germany 's history, and the first woman to lead Germany since it became a nation-state in 1871”. This kind of action has never happened before the 1800s and it is eye opening to see women break the stereotypes. Another…

plants in 2010 (as cited in Franchino (2014 p213)). Although Germany needs the energy produced by these nuclear reactors, risk analysis suggests that these nuclear power plants are actually inefficient and accident-prone. Germany who is led by Angela Merkel – a former nuclear research scientist, even describes that the…

concerned by the levels of immigration in Germany, which are at a 20-year high, although, Germany’s birth-rate is also the world’s lowest, which means it’s understandable for their government not to be worried about the growing level of immigration. Angela Merkel, Germany’s current chancellor, has repeatedly criticised their protests, calling them racist and xenophobic, other senior politicians have also condemned their rallies. Counter demonstrations have also surfaced to protest against…

Progress lists 16 countries in which women currently constitutes 33% of the national legislature. (77) Sixteen countries have elected female heads of state of government including five who serve as both head of state and head of the government. Angela-Merkel, chancellor of Germany since 2005, is the longest- serving female head of government ever seen. This data shows how women’s representation in parliament and in politics are increasing substantially and this comes along with many…