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In: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
Edited by: Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster & Jane E. Sloan
Subject:Women's Studies, Women in Management, Sociology of Gender

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A report on a garage in Hennigsdorf, Germany, that is owned and managed by women and employs only women mechanics.

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At first glance, there seems nothing unusual about this garage just outside Berlin, but look closer and you might notice a distinct lack of testosterone. Señorita Maria is the only place in Germany where the sales, advice and repairs are all done by women.My father owned a garage. I worked here while I was studying, and I noticed that women weren’t promoted and didn’t get the jobs they went for. Gradually, the idea came to me to start a garage which only employs women.Janine[?] heard about this place through friends. She’s not afraid to get her hands dirty, taking care of ...

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  Stange, M. Z., Oyster, C. K., & Sloan, J. E. (2011). Germany. In Encyclopedia of women in today's world (Vol. 1, pp. 615-615). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412995962.n330
  
  Stange, Mary Z., Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan. "Germany." In Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Firstedited by Stange, Mary Zeiss., Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan, 615-615. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412995962.n330.
  
  Stange, M. Z., Oyster, C. K. and Sloan, J. E. 2011. Germany. In: Mary Z. Stange, Carol K. Oyster and Jane E. Sloan Editors, 2011. Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, First edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 615 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412995962.n330> [Accessed 28 Jan 2022].
  
  Stange, Mary Z., et al. "Germany." Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. Edited byFirst ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 615-615. SAGE Knowledge. 28 Jan 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412995962.n330.
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