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Women-only bank launched in Germany

In Germany, a bank has recently been launched that will serve women exclusively. The founder of the “Frauenbank” says that this is aimed at providing a non-patronizing environment for women who are used to dealing with traditional bank managers.

Many gender-specific corporations already exist, such as women’s only fitness clubs, clothings stores, and even police stations in Brazil. Now, the only first-world country to have a female leader (Chancellor Merkel) is beginning the first female-only bank.

From a male or a female perspective, is this a step forward or a step backward in the women’s rights movement?

See the full article here.

Lindsey Aakre
Foreign Language Student Mentor

Posted by Lindsey at December 8, 2005 04:00 PM in Humanities.