Traditional gender roles can be difficult to overcome. There are still numerous occupational fields in Germany in which both women and men are significantly underrepresented. Too few men work in nursing, for example, while there aren’t enough women in technical roles.

Germany’s “Vocational Training Week” starts on 24th March. In a variety of campaigns, federal employment agencies, Jobcenters, careers advice centres for young people as well as their partners will drum up support for in-company vocational training.

The labour market for qualified childcare and early years education staff