Society and Integration

The Greens want to include sexual identity in the Basic Law article against discrimination. This is to become part of a nationwide "Action Plan for Sexual and Gender Diversity".

Around 13 million children live in Germany, that’s 16 percent of the population. How do they grow up? We have some #Quickfacts for you! For more information visit

Why many Germans do not become parents until late in life, and how families are supported by the state.

How nurses and geriatric carers in Germany are trained, what their duties are and how much they earn.

The gender pay gap and a quota for the proportion of women: the gender equality debate in Germany. A reality check in figures.

How much money will families in Germany have spent by the time a child reaches adulthood? We have totted up the main costs.

Everyone has different priorities, but statistics reveal what Germans spend more money on than people in other countries.

Three young people from Germany and France talk about their experiences with the Franco-German Youth Office.

Greece and North Macedonia have a difficult past. Youth exchange now aims to contribute to reconciliation.

How do refugees experience Christmas in Germany? Ahed, Zaza and Malek explain what they find familiar and what they miss.

Marriage for all and the third gender: how new laws are promoting equal rights for LGBT in Germany.

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said that "Muslims are a part of Germany" at the German Islam Conference.