SPD-Politikerin Petra Ernstberger: "Du brauchst viel Selbstbewusstsein"

Sich im Wahlkreis Hof/Wunsiedel zu behaupten, fand Petra Ernstberger noch schwerer, als in Berlin Gehör zu finden. Die ehemalige SPD-Bundestagsabgeordnete schildert, wie Politikerinnen um Macht kämpfen müssen.

von Autor FPH

Frauen und Karriere: Bis heute habe das einen negativen Beigeschmack, meint Petra Ernstberger. Die 66-Jährige bereut ihren Weg in die Politik nicht.

Bild: Florian Miedl/fph

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