Equality in Austria: Where women still have to fight for progress

Equality in Austria: Where women still have to fight for progress

Wien, Österreich - The equality of the sexes in Austria remains an urgent topic. According to the Austrian city district and the Chamber of Labor for 2025 has collected the current state of equality in the 2.092 Austrian Look at the municipalities and the 23 Vienna municipal districts. In an average community, the index value achieved only 49 out of 100 points, which indicates significant improvements, but also illustrates the existing challenges. Particularly noticeable is the equalization of wages: the index value for the income of women is only 19 points.

In addition, the report shows that there is no women's shelter in 63 percent of the districts, which makes it difficult to find help. The index value for the supply of women's shelters is only 30 points, which represents a significant increase in 15 points in 2021, so City Bund . The infrastructure in childcare is also inadequate, with an average index value of 66 points, with the childcare rate for 0 to 5 year olds being only 68 percent. These values ​​underline the need for political measures to create better framework conditions for women in Austria.

need for action in politics and mobility

The political representations are also alarming: only 26 percent of the municipal council members are women, which underlines the need for a stronger involvement of women in decision -making processes. While women take on a large part of mobility in connection with care tasks, they often rely on public transport. An investigation showed that the average index value for mobility is 51 points, which indicates a significant urban-country gradient.

Städtbund General Secretary Thomas Weninger emphasizes: "We need more women in politics and management to find fair solutions for everyone." The progressive equality requires common action of politics and society to achieve a sustainable improvement in living conditions for women and to meet the challenges of the labor market and the social infrastructure in Austria