AWO Braunschweig reveals uneven progress in women's leadership roles
The AWO Braunschweig District Association has marked International Women's Day by calling attention to ongoing gender disparities. Despite progress, the organisation admits that women remain underrepresented in leadership roles. A recent report from AWO also highlighted advances in female representation among managing directors and executives.
In November 2025, AWO published its third Gender Equality Report. The findings showed an increase in the number of women serving as managing directors and full-time executives. Yet the organisation still recognises a gap in gender balance within its own leadership.
AWO Braunschweig has long pushed for better career opportunities for women. One initiative includes offering part-time leadership positions to encourage more diverse management teams. The district association has also held up its berufundfamilie certification, awarded since 2007, as a model for others. This certification has inspired over 10,000 institutions across Germany—spanning care, education, and administration—to adopt similar standards for work-life balance.
Rifat Fersahoglu-Weber, chair of the district board, stressed that true gender equity requires systemic change. She pointed to social and tax policies as key areas needing reform. Without structural adjustments, she argued, lasting equality would remain out of reach.
The AWO Braunschweig District Association continues to push for greater gender fairness. Its certification programme has already influenced thousands of organisations nationwide. Meanwhile, the latest report confirms steady but uneven progress in closing leadership gaps for women.
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