Money and equality: Specialist day for gender control of public households in Hamburg

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Find out more about the specialist day "Money and Equality" as part of the event series "Federal Foundation Equality on Tour" in Hamburg. The event devoted itself to central questions of gender control of public households and offers new practical examples from important areas such as urban development and public procurement. Learn how gender budgeting promotes equality between women and men and can avoid discriminatory effects. The Federal Foundation Equality is committed to equal rights for gender in Germany and invites you to various exchange formats around political, historical and everyday experience.

Money and equality: Specialist day for gender control of public households in Hamburg

The Federal Foundation Equality has organized the “Money and Equality” specialist in cooperation with the Hamburg Authority for Science, Research, Equality and Districts. The aim of the event was to take gender aspects more into account when planning public households. State Councilor Dr. Eva Gümbel emphasized the importance of a gender distribution of public funds for the equal participation of women in all areas of society. The specialist day offered various workshops and informed about the implementation status of gender budgeting in Germany. Foundation director Dr. Arn Sauer emphasized the importance of the inclusion of the gender perspective in the household process and emphasized that gender budgeting helps to set up the household more effectively and fairly. The Federal Foundation Equality supports the equality of women and men in Germany through networking and information as well as the strengthening of the practice and development of new ideas for gender equality.

in Berlin there have long been an effort to take gender aspects more into account in budget planning. The city has taken various measures in recent years to promote equality between women and to avoid discriminatory effects. For example, companies are increasingly taken into account in public procurements that work for equality and promote women.

Historically speaking, equality between women in Germany is an important topic. The social role of women has changed a lot in recent decades and many progress has been made. Nevertheless, there are still inequalities and discrimination that need to be tackled. The Federal Foundation Equality was founded in 2016 and is an important player in equality policy.

A table with information about the workshops and speakers of the specialist day could contain the following information:

| Workshop/speaker | Topic |
| ————– | —— |
| Dr. Regina Frey | Implementation status of gender budgeting in Germany |
| Dr. Anja Diek | Gender perspective in urban development |
| Dr. Arn Sauer | Future of gender budgeting |

Overall, the specialist day "Money and Equality" was an important event to strengthen the awareness of gender budget planning and to promote the exchange between different actors and experts. The Federal Foundation Equality plays an important role in promoting equality in Germany and is committed to ensuring that women and men have equal opportunities in all areas of society.



Source: Federal Foundation equality/ots