Progress in Equality: Proportion of Women in the Austrian Federal Service Increases

The proportion of women in the federal service is steadily rising. While it was 38.7 percent in 2006, it was 44.6 percent in 2024. However, the proportion of women in leadership positions is significantly lower (39.5 percent), although it has grown twice as much in the same period (27.7 percent in 2006).

Equality Report Discussed in the Council of Ministers

To increase the proportion of women in the highest salary classifications, an equality controlling system was established nationwide in 2009. The gender distribution recorded in it is presented to the federal government annually. On Wednesday, the report was a topic in the Council of Ministers.

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