Articles by Renée Krug

February 20, 2025

🌈 German parties’ visions for gender economic equity: 2025 federal elections

Renée Krug

Germany heads to the polls on 23 February, amid an economic recession. Renée Krug, Stefan Wallaschek and Pauline Ahlhaus analyse the parties' main election programmes, and show how, in contrast with left-wing parties, those on the right rarely address gendered economic inequalities and LGBTQI rights. With polls indicating a CDU-led government, gender-related issues are at risk of being sidelined — or even reversed

Renée Krug

PhD Candidate, Europa-Universität Flensburg

Renée works on the research project Gender Politics and (Anti-)Gender Discourses.

Her research interests include gender, family and social security policy, with a focus on Germany and Spain, as well as the study of ideas and discourse.

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