Gender equality as a task for the entire government

9 out of 10 points

were awarded to Germany by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the promotion of gender equality under the responsibility of the Federal Government (2012).

8.5 out of 16 points

were awarded for the integration of gender concerns into policy (2012).

Our goal: Making gender equality a task for the entire government

Gender equality is a state objective according to the Basic Law (Grundgesetz). This means: The Federal Government is obliged to actively promote and further the implementation of the de facto equality of women and men, and to remove resulting disadvantages.

Gender policy is a cross-sectional task, which applies to nearly all policy areas. For this reason, the Federal Government has set the goal to make gender equality a task for the entire government.

What we want to achieve:

We want to make gender equality a task for every department.
The Federal Government will promote and further gender equality in all political, standardising and administrative measures and enshrine it as guiding principle in all areas.

Our measures: How gender equality in the Federal Government will be achieved

Federal Trust for Gender Equality
Germany’s Presidency of the European Council
Advising departments on gender mainstreaming throughout Regulatory Impact Analysis
Action plan for gender equality in German development policy
Action plan on the implementation of the UN resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

Further measures

Work aid for gender mainstreaming in incentive measures
Implementation of the cross-sectional gender equality strategy
Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Development of a gender equality strategy within the framework of the protection of the environment, nature and the climate
Increasing female representation in self-governing bodies in the public health sector