Eisenstadt at the top: Burgenland shines with gender equality!

Eisenstadt at the top: Burgenland shines with gender equality!

Eisenstadt, Österreich - In Austria, a remarkable progress is shown in gender equality. According to the equality index, which was created by the Chamber of Labor and the City Association, the Burgenland communities are particularly positive in the area of ​​childcare and education. Eisenstadt even leads the top 20 communities in Austria when you exclude the Viennese districts. Pöttelsdorf and Jois follow the second and third place in Burgenland. This underlines the strong performance in promoting equality, but in order to support this development sustainably, the responsible financial resources require the new federal government, such as .

An alarming discrepancy shows, however, in the availability of women's shelters. In 63 percent of the Austrian districts, except for the city of Vienna, there is no access to a women's shelter, which means a long way for many people affected by violence. The average community in Austria achieves an index value of only 30, a worrying sign in terms of the quality of the supply of women's shelter places. Nevertheless, a clear progress has been recognizable since 2021: The index value has quadrupled to 15 points by 2025, which indicates the expansion of this important infrastructure, as shows the urban district .

In the area of ​​childcare, the average index value is 66, while the odds for 0 to 5 year olds amount to 68 percent. Vienna stands out particularly positively, where the index value is 88 points. In comparison, the values ​​in the other federal states vary considerably; The Burgenland is quite good with 70 points. The dimension of education shows a very advanced equality, with an average index value of 75, which lays the basis for promoting equal opportunities. The small difference of 0.7 percentage points in the unemployment rates between the sexes also shows progress that manifest themselves through an index value of 78