North Rhine-Westphalia starts GFMK chair for equality policy!

North Rhine-Westphalia starts GFMK chair for equality policy!

North Rhine-Westphalia took over the chair of the conference of the Minister of Equal Opportunities and Women. The GFMK Fear-Nuber's Conference kicked off on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Josefine Paul, the Minister of Equal Opportunities in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, acts as chair and host of this important conference.

The GFMK is a central platform that has set itself the task of determining basic lines for equality and women's policy in Germany. This conference takes place annually under the changing chair of a federal state. North Rhine-Westphalia has now taken over the chair of Baden-Württemberg. The main goal of the GFMK is to decide measures to equalize women and men in all areas of life and to reduce disadvantages, as on gendertungsministerkonz.de described.

topics of the spring conference

The 35th GFMK is dedicated to the important topic "equality as a cornerstone of a stable democracy". In this context, it is particularly emphasized that equality policy perspectives in all political areas must be taken into account. An equal society is regarded as resistant to internal and external attacks. Josefine Paul emphasizes the need to re -weight equality policy and is planning a joint explanation with essential equality policy cornerstones in the current chair year.

The next main conference of the GFMK is scheduled for June 26 and 27, 2025 in Essen and will make decisive course for equality policy in Germany. The focus is on achieving uniform views and regulations among the federal states. Information about this event is available at Land.nrw

historical context and development of the GFMK

The GFMK was launched in 1991 to promote a harmonized equality and women's policy in Germany. Since then, the conference usually meets once a year, usually with a preparatory preliminary conference. Additional conferences can also be convened if necessary. The Federal Minister for Equality takes part in the meetings of the GFMK as a constant guest. The order of the chairpersons has been repeated since 2007, with Baden-Württemberg being chairing in 2024, and now taking North Rhine-Westphalia in hand, as on wikipedia.org described.

Overall, the takeover of the chair by North Rhine-Westphalia shows the constant commitment of the country for equality and equal opportunities, which is regarded not only as a social goal, but also an essential part of a stable democratic structure.