the revolution women throngs to the streets to vote for the first time in elections to the weimar national assembly in january nine hundred ninety. late comers to the table of women suffrage where spain in one nine hundred thirty one france in one nine hundred forty four and italy in one hundred forty five and in portugal women were barred from voting in national politics until as recently as nine hundred seventy six. and although it's not uncommon to see women at the helm in european politics today take a wider view and you'll see the struggle for total equality is still far from over . you know his chief political editor mckay the justice minister cut in a bali for her thoughts on one hundred years of women's suffrage here in germany mr barly one hundred years of women suffered how difficult is it still for women in politics today. it is still not as.

the revolution women throngs to the streets to vote for the first time in elections to the weimar national assembly in january nine hundred ninety. late comers to the table of women suffrage with spain in one nine hundred thirty one france in one nine hundred forty four and italy in one hundred forty five and in portugal women were barred from voting in national politics until as recently as nine hundred seventy six. and although it's not uncommon to see women at the helm in european politics today take a wider view and you'll see the struggle for total equality is still far from over . just the political editor mikhail justice minister a couple of barley for her thoughts on a one hundred years of women's suffrage here in germany nyssa barley one hundred years of women suffered how difficult is it still for women in politics today. it is still not as easy for women in politics as it is for men because it is still we still have to do better as in society as a whole i guess and we are confronted with more with more prejudices and then men now concerning books concerning the way we speak and sending o

the revolution women throngs to the streets to vote for the first time in elections to the weimar national assembly in january nine hundred ninety. late comers to the table of women suffrage with spain in one nine hundred thirty one france in one nine hundred forty four and italy in one hundred forty five and in portugal women were barred from voting in national politics until as recently as nine hundred seventy six. and although it's not uncommon to see women at the helm in european politics today take a wider view and you'll see the struggle for total equality is still far from over . and here to talk about that struggle for equality is i'm joined by a nickel of bear she's general secretary of the liberal free democrats here in germany of a special start talking about the representation of women in your party in the german parliament the bonus talk i understand you have less than a quarter of your representatives who are women in the parliament in general it's around a third you've told me why is it so low in your party i mean we want to go to be better so we really hard working on it we had inte