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Eva Herman | |
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 Herman in 2009 | |
| Born | Eva Feldker (1958-11-09)9 November 1958 (age 67) |
| Other names | Eva Bischoff |
| Occupation(s) | Author, television presenter |
Eva Bischoff[1] (néeFeldker; 9 November 1958), known asEva Herman, is a German author and former television presenter. She worked as anews presenter on the nationwideTagesschau news programme from 1989 to 2006 and also presented various other television programmes for theNorddeutscher Rundfunk until 2007. In 2003, an opinion poll by TNS Emnid declared Herman to be "Germany's favourite presenter".[2]
Starting in 2006, Herman authored multiple books that werecritical offeminism and advocated for traditional femalegender roles.[3] Her books were met with widespread criticism and media scrutiny. In 2007, Herman was dismissed from her position as a news anchor at German national broadcasterARD, after positively reviewing the family policies andgender roles of Nazi Germany.[4] Since that, she and her partner Andreas Popp are promoting various conspiracy theories.[5][6]
In 2006 and 2007, Herman published two controversially received[7] books regarding to her beliefs on gender roles and family policy.[8][9]Herman strongly believes in traditional gender roles. Her article "Die Emanzipation - ein Irrtum?" (Emancipation - a fallacy?)[10] describes her opinions on why birth rates continuously drop in Germany: Herman believes the feminist movement forces women out of their natural place in traditional families.[citation needed] Her understanding of female emancipation is that it calls for women to become like men.[citation needed] She refers to working as a 'masculine' attribute, and warns that although women can pursue talents outside the home in moderation, working outside of the home for too long puts women at risk of becoming 'masculine beings', and thus less interested in starting families.[citation needed]
In 2007, during an event intended to promote her second bookDas Prinzip Arche Noah. Warum wir die Familie retten müssen (TheNoah's Ark principle. Why we have to save the family), Herman criticized theGerman student movement of 1968. She alleged that the movement specifically devalued traditional female gender roles and spoke favorably about the image of motherhood, family values and community solidarity in Nazi Germany.[11] On 8 September 2007, Herman was dismissed from her position at public TV broadcasterNorddeutscher Rundfunk with immediate effect, after defending her statements to its program director Volker Herres.[4]
In August 2015, Herman published aconspiracy theory that claimed theEuropean migrant crisis was orchestrated by "powerful people in the finance sector" to eradicate the white,Christian population of Europe and claimed that theSeptember 11 attackswere a hoax.[12]
On 20 April 2016, Herman was found guilty of evading €40,000 of income taxes in 2010. She was ordered to pay a reduced fine of €5,400, as she had already paid back her liabilities.[13]
Research by Spiegel in July 2020 revealed that Herman, together with her partner Andreas Popp[5][14] and Frank Eckhardt, is building a colony with hundreds of German right-wing radicals and conspiracy theorists on the Canadian island ofCape Breton. To this end, overpriced real estate is offered to the participants at their "Wissensmanufaktur" seminar site several times a year, right-wing ideas are conveyed and immigration is promoted. Herman and Popp deny their involvement in the project.[14]
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