> It seems like a uniquely north american woman phenomenon.

False. [1][2][3][4][5][6][...]

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/deannazandt/2013/02/01/germanys-...

[2] http://www.dw.de/opinion-how-sexist-is-germany/a-16555500

[3] http://interculturalmusings.blogspot.com/2013/07/germanys-bi...

[4] http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21571188-where-does-ger...

[5] http://freespeechdebate.com/fr/2013/06/twitter-free-speech-a...

[6] http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/society/article/sexism-on-europes...

[...] Google: "sexism germany". It would have taken you two seconds to do this before spouting off, but that would've required humility...