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In the future, how do you intend to promote gender mainstreaming so that it will become
firmly established in the area of environment and sustainable development?
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CDU (Christian Democratic Union): CDU and CSU recognize the equality of women and men as a consistent
guiding principle. We want to actively engage in this mission by means of the gender mainstreaming
strategy. In this regard, it may make sense to implement a testing method by which the relevance of
gender in environmental policy can be better highlighted than has been the case. This must be done by
first checking each project for its gender relevance.
SPD (Social Democratic Party): The Sustainability Strategy of the Federal Government headed by the SPD
explicitly provides for equal participation of men and women. The Federal Government has committed
itself to incorporate gender-specific aspects into all policy areas, following the principles of gender mainstreaming.
This commitment has been included in the Joint Rules of Procedure of the Federal Ministries.
The Agenda 21 offers a chance for women to initiate social change through their participation and
consultation.
Bündnis90/Die Grünen (Green Party): Gender mainstreaming is not only one of our guiding principles,
but also a method to integrate a gender-specific approach into all political fields, concepts and processes.
Ultimately, it should be recognized as an integral component of decision-making. Using the cabinet decision
on gender mainstreaming and the constitution of the Interministerial Working Group (IMA) as a point
of departure, the Federal Ministry for the Environment has introduced gender mainstreaming into all its
divisions and initiated a pilot project.
FDP (Free Democratic Party): Gender mainstreaming should become an integral process for the development
in every area of policy. By strategically aligning all social endeavours with the living conditions and
interests of both genders, the impact of both political and administrative projects will be increased.
Linkspartei.PDS (Left Party, formerly Party of Democratic Socialism): Die Linkspartei.PDS views gender
mainstreaming as a fundamental concept that must be applied in all areas of politics. Decisions regarding
different areas of life often impact men and women in different ways – whether it is in employment and
health policy, or even in transport policy and climate protection. Moreover, we dedicate ourselves to the
improvement of women’s representation in all areas of society.