Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit - A life devoted to gender equality

Abstract

Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit was a judge, lawyer and Senator of Justice in Hamburg and Berlin. She fought for the introduction of part-time work and family leave for female civil servants, which was introduced in 1968 and has since become known as "Lex Peschel".

Keywords

• Deutschland
• Feminist
• Women rights
• gender equality
• part time work
• Deutschland