The UN’s 1970 estimate that women perform two-thirds of working hours worldwide, whereas men only fulfil one-third, is still a fact today. The gender gap in access to income, wealth, payment, social security, education, health, political participation, etc. is still extremely wide in all parts of the world.

To reach equality and equity between men and women, women’s rights, especially their reproductive and sexual rights, have to be strengthened, as well as women’s participation at all levels of society, especially in decision making positions: in politics, business etc.

Greens aim for a fair distribution between women and men of the workload, both paid and unpaid (particularly house and family care work for children, the sick and elderly people). Greens work to prevent domestic violence and sexism at all levels of society. Setting quotas is one effective way to increase women’s participation in especially the decision-making at all levels of society. As Greens we put these aspects into practice within our own parties.