Reports

Poverty and Gender in Germany’s Social Security System

The 81-page report, “‘It Tears You Apart’: Poverty and Gender in Germany’s Social Security System”, documents increasing poverty and the failure of the German social security system to ensure the right to an adequate standard of living for many people. In particular, the lack of adequate support affects single mothers raising young children and older women living alone on low incomes.

A woman at a food distribution center next to two strollers
A man holds a flower and the message "Humanity for All" in front of a line of soldiers

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