Berlin, following its tumultuous past, has quickly become one of the most progressive cities in Europe on issues of gender equality and rights for LGBTQI+ communities. This progressive reputation was hard won after the checkered history of the city, but the recent decades of progressive policy and intentional and specific inclusion has pushed forward an innovative agenda in the city.
Since the enactment of the Berlin State Equality Act in 1991, the proportion of women in public administration has doubled to 64%, reflecting significant strides toward gender parity in governance. But, even with this longstanding commitment to inclusivity in the city, challenges remain in advancing gender equality in all manners of public and private life; which is why having gender disaggregated data is so central to the implementation of gender mainstreaming.