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Gender Equality Policy

Germany's Grundgesetz (Basic Law) states that women and men are equal and that the state has to promote substantive, de facto gender equality . Germany is also committed to fulfilling its gender equality obligations under European law as well as international human rights law, for example by having ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol.

  • Gender equality policy in Europe

    Full and equal participation of women and men in public life - in the working world in particular - is an essential goal of European politics.

  • International equality policy

    The Federal Government supports gender equality at international level. The most important partners are the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union.

  • Multilateral gender equality policy

    Removing inequalities, in particular with a view to gender equality, is one of the key objectives of the G7 and G20 states.

  • UN policies on gender equality

    Germany campaigns for gender equality and the protection of women's rights in various UN bodies. Since 2019, Germany has again been a member of the Commission on the Status of Women. Previously, Germany was a continuous member from 1997 to 2017.