In terms of equality for women, Austria dropped 26 places compared to 2022. This is due, among other things, to the area of politics, where the decrease in the proportion of women ministers mattered. It also includes women as heads of state and their participation in parliament. On the other hand, there were slight improvements in gender equality in the areas of business, health and education.
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Landed in first place again Iceland, followed by Norway, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden. Positions six to ten were occupied by Germany, Nicaragua, Namibia, Lithuania and Belgium. A third of European countries are in the top 20. The taillights in Europe are Hungary, Czech Republic and Cyprus.
In Europe, Austria is only in the lower midfield and ranks 22nd out of 36 countries surveyed, after Serbia, France and Luxembourg. The situation improved most from the previous year in Estonia (22nd), Norway and Slovenia, which improved ten places to now 29th. The World Economic Forum noted the clearest deterioration in Austria, France (40th place) and Bulgaria (65th place).
Equality lasts another 131 years
Globally, the gender gap narrowed only minimally last year. If the world continues to move so slowly towards equality, the gap between women and men will only decrease in 131 years, calculated the WEF.
The SPÖ reacted to the Global Gender Gap report on Wednesday with criticism of the government. The deterioration of 26 vacancies is “a sign of inadequacy of this federal government”, criticized the SPÖ President Eva-Maria Holzleitner and accused Minister for Women Susanne Raab (ÖVP) of lacking effective initiatives in terms of gender equality policy. Salary transparency, mandatory parental leave for both parents and the legal right to foster care are important factors for progress in terms of equality policy.