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German chancellor criticised over pension plan for mothers

Original: # Rente und # Mütter : Komplett verblödete Idee | taz.de Glaubt der # Kanzler ernsthaft, Frauen stärker in den Arbeitsma

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing backlash over remarks suggesting women's pensions could be used as leverage to push more mothers into the workforce. Critics, including commentators at taz, call the idea absurd and argue it treats a male breadwinner life as the ideal, while ignoring care work and threatening women with pension cuts instead of offering real support.

Why now: The chancellor's proposal to link mothers' pensions to labour market participation is being widely debated as controversial and regressive.

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• # Rente und # Mütter : Komplett verblödete Idee | taz.de Glaubt der # Kanzler ernsthaft, Frauen stärker in den Arbeitsmarkt zu bekommen, wenn er ihnen mit Rentenkürzung droht? Wenn er ein (sorgearbeitsfreies) Männerleben zum Nonplusultra erklärt? Wenn er gesellschaftliche… · Soweitsogut@troet.cafe · 4

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