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Angela Merkel: Her Legacy for Women

September 22, 2021

For years Germany’s Angela Merkel shied away from calling herself a feminist. What changed for women during her term?

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Angela Merkel, one of the most powerful women in the world, is leaving office. Germany's first female chancellor has taken on the alpha males of world politics.
How did she make it all the way to the top in a male-dominated world? What has she achieved for women? And why did it take her so long to call herself a feminist? 

 

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