Women's power in Saxony-Anhalt: Leadership share increases to 53.3%!

Women's power in Saxony-Anhalt: Leadership share increases to 53.3%!

On the way to equality in management positions, there are gratifying news from the state administration. As [Hallanzeiger] (https://www.hallanzeiger.de/aktuelle_nachrichten_Sachsen_anhalt/19-07-2025-Teil-in-FuehrungsPl. Der-Landesverwaltung-Weiter), the proportion of women in high-rise management functions on December 31, 2024 achieved a value of 42.6 %. This is a clear increase compared to 38 % at the beginning of the election period on December 31, 2021.

It is particularly noteworthy that the proportion of women in the official management has increased from almost 34 % to over 45 %. If you also take into account the school management, the proportion of women is even 53.3 %in all leadership positions. Minister Petra Grimm-Benne emphasizes how important it is to have female role models on management levels. "We can only toast a rethink through more visibility," says her clear announcement.

funding measures for equality

The state government has set itself the goal of realizing equal participation of women and men in management positions. In order to achieve this goal, the state government plans targeted measures such as transparent career paths, active promotion of young talent, mentoring programs and the better reconciliation of family and work. All of these steps are geared to ensure that women get the same opportunities as their male colleagues to get into management positions.

However, the data collected does not refer to political functions such as Minister or State Secretary who have not been recorded in monitoring. The definition of managers includes special salary or comparable remuneration groups that are between A 13 and B 6. It becomes clear here that it is a controlled and specific frame.

A look at the numbers

The constant collection of this data since 2012 shows that there has already been positive progress on the way to equality. The current figures not only reflect progress in the state administration, but also provide incentive for other areas. A look at the nationwide situation, as in the [Equal Opportunities Portal] (https://www.gleicstlungungsportal.de/abc-der- equality/frauen-in-fuehrungsplosition/), shows that 36 % of the management positions have been occupied by the highest federal authorities with women since 2015.

In numerous companies in Germany, there are similar efforts and legal requirements that contribute to increasing the proportion of women in management positions. The law on equal participation that has been in force since 2016 ensures that companies are forced to hire at least 30 percent women for new occupations on the supervisory board. This shows that the trend towards equality and increased participation of women in the lead is not only a topic of the state administration, but also has far -reaching social effects.

The efforts to increase the proportion of women in management positions are unmistakable. With a clear plan and concrete measures at different levels, those responsible show that they take equality seriously. It remains to be seen how the distribution will develop in the coming years and which new impulses can be set.