German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier wants to award more women the Federal Cross of Merit, according to a media report. It is “important that the impressive voluntary and political commitment of women should also be more visible in the awards of the Order of Merit,” a spokesperson quoted the German president as saying in remarks published in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Therefore, he has requested anyone entitled to propose candidates to strive for a minimum proportion of women of 40% in their proposals. According to the report, the Office of the Federal President is of the opinion that the pr…