HCHR- According to a 2022 report commissioned by the European Parliament, the German government has been warned that gender inequalities are increasing, and that women are paid less than men and are overrepresented in part-time work. The report has also criticized an ever-increasing likelihood of women’s poverty in German society.
Germany has one of the highest rates of femicide in Europe. According to statistics from the Federal Criminal Police Office in December 2021, the number of femicides continues to rise. Activists condemn a failure by police to take women’s cases seriously enough, as well as legal shortcomings in German law.
The number of domestic violence victims in Germany has increased by 3.4% in the last five years, and the overwhelming majority of them are women. In Germany, one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime.
Two out of three women who refer to the police after being traumatized by gang violence are left with no protection. On average, over five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, according to a report published by two UN agencies. “Violence against women remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violation in the world.”, reveals a report prepared by 11 UN entities.
In 2021, 80.3% of victims were female, while 78.8% of suspects were male. Every hour, an average of 13 women suffer intimate partner violence.Almost every day, a spouse or ex-partner attempts to kill a woman. A total of 1661 domestic violence victims were reported to the police in 2022 across Germany, an 8% increase over the pre-COVID era.
In 2021, police also recorded 870 offenses based on discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, 164 of which were violent crimes. In 2021, 510.3 of 100,000 females in Germany aged 14 to 18 years were victims of crimes against sexual self-determination in Germany. In 2021, a total of 677 gang rapes were recorded last year, up from 300 in 2018. In 2022, 113 women were killed by their partners.
The rate of domestic violence in Germany is two percent higher than in the rest of the European Union. In the worst cases of male-female conflict, domestic violence leads to death, which is classified as femicide.
There were 143,604 domestic violence cases in 2021, up by 4,711 from 2017. However, the actual figure is likely much higher since many victims are afraid to report domestic violence to the police.In 2021, the domestic violence hotline received about 81,600 reports.
From 2009 to 2020, the proportion of non-German suspects in group sexual assault cases grew from 29.55% to 41.18%, while recorded instances of sexual assault jumped from 35% to 50%.
78.8 percent of the 118,148 suspects for attempted or committed crimes of partnership violence were male. Of the suspects recorded, 40.4 percent were former relationship partners, 32.9 percent were marriage partners, and 30.4 percent were partners in a civil partnership.
Women make up the majority of people in Germany who experience poverty in old age. Women are less likely to receive a lower pension than men.Women make up the majority of people in Germany who experience poverty in old age. Women are less likely to receive a lower pension than men.
In Germany, senior poverty affects 22.4% of people over 80. And even more shocking, the majority of them – by a full 9% – are women. Not only are more women experiencing senior poverty, their average monthly pension is also €300 less than it is for men.
Women in Germany earned an average of 18% less per hour than men in 2021. Women’s average gross hourly earnings (19.12 euros) were 4.08 euros lower than men’s (23.20 euros.
A housing shortage in Germany has left many single and retired women with a history of drug and alcohol abuse at risk of homelessness and social exclusion.As of 31 January 2022, there were 263,000 people who did not have a permanent home. 63% of the homeless were men, and 35% were women, while the average age of the homeless was 44. In 2022, there were about 300 homeless women in Berlin, 100 of whom were women with children. In some cases, women and children were living in trailers and trucks.
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