Female Supremacy Articles - Page 17

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Sociologist Jutta Allmendinger, 48, professor at Munich University and director of the Federal Employment Agency’s Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (Institute for Employment Research, IAB), sees one reason above all others for the success of women: “They have access to education and training opportunities that were completely closed to them a hundred years ago. As far as education is concerned, they have not only caught up with the men, they have overtaken them.” More young women than men are leaving school with the top qualification – Abitur (a general entrance qualification for higher education) – and there are just as many female as male university graduates these days. The gap is also narrowing when it comes to PhDs. Furthermore, “There are now far fewer women than men in the group of people with low-qualifications,” she says. Professor Allmendinger – who is very highly educated and runs an institute and a university department – is one of those who have “made it”. She is also a mother, although she did have her child late and had obtained her professorship long before she became pregnant. Combining a family with a top job was no longer a problem then.