Gender equality in all areas of life
The Federal Office for Gender Equality (FOGE) promotes gender equality. Its central objectives are equality in the workplace and the elimination of violence against women and domestic violence. The FOGE is also responsible for coordinating the gender equality strategy 2030, the first national strategy for equality in all areas of life.
Press releases
Equal pay: development of the Logib analysis tool
The Confederation has developed Logib, its tool for analysing equal pay for men and women. It is now possible to take even greater account of job diversity within certain companies and organisations.
Sexual harassment in the workplace: New figures indicate further action needed
A recent study conducted by the Federal Office for Gender Equality (FOGE) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) shows that sexual harassment in the workplace is a persistent problem in Switzerland despite preventive measures. One-third of workers have already been affected by sexual harass-ment at work. When asked about specific situations, over half of workers state that they have experienced unwelcome sexist or sexual behaviour. Women, young professionals and apprentices are particularly exposed. The study in-cludes recommendations for prevention and is part of the Gender Equality Strategy 2030.
Switzerland steps up its efforts to prevent gender-based violence
At the first National Dialogue on Violence, Gender and Discrimination on 25 November 2024 in Bern, Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider pre-sented the interim report on Switzerland's National Action Plan for the imple-mentation of the Istanbul Convention (2022–2026) together with representatives of the cantons and cities. The Federal Councillor emphasised the importance of a coordinated approach to preventing and combating violence and launched an awareness-raising and education campaign, alongside other measures.