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11.   Poverty and Wealth (April 21, 2005)
The gap between rich and poor has been growing in Germany since 2000. The author of this piece rejects simple causalities, however. He argues that wage shares, profit shares, and the distribution....
12.   The Long Road to Gender Equality (November 2005)
The Gender Data Report, which was commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Family, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth, begins by describing progress made on the road to gender equality. It also identifies....
13.   Population Decline and the Future of Germany (December 7, 2005)
Federal President Horst Köhler talks about recent demographic prognoses and their long-term impact on Germany. He asks people to take a more active role in shaping....
14.   Retirement at 67 (March 10, 2007)
Pension reform has been a perennial issue over the past decade, with one reform following another. The decision to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 was contested to the very end, with unions,....
15.   Decline in Births and the Aging of the Population (1950-2006)
This table, which first shows the number of live births and deaths per 1,000 residents in all of Germany, and then shows the figures for West and East Germany, makes it clear that Germany has experienced....
16.   The Birthrate Continues to Fall (February 1, 2010)
Berlin writer and journalist Tanja Dückers vehemently rejects attempts to attribute Germany’s low birthrate to insufficient religiosity; rather, she places the blame on the family policy of the past....
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