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No Easy Situation - Women in the German military

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March 6, 2014

March 8 is International Women’s Day. But in Germany’s military, at least, women have little cause to celebrate. The Bundeswehr opened its ranks to women a decade ago, but few manage to make a career of it. Only half of all female recruits say they their decision to join was a good one. And male soldiers are still biased against their female colleagues.