Swiss government wants better gender balance in federal administration 

The government on Wednesday announced new gender balance targets for the 2024-2027 period, particularly for women in high-ranking positions. For the 2020-2023 period, the government aimed for between 36% and 43% of women among civil servants in higher salary brackets, and between 27% and 32% of those on top salaries (of which there are around 800 senior executives). In the 2024-2027 targets, the government has raised these goals to 39%-44%, and 30%-35% respectively, it said on Wednesday. The Border Guard Corps should meanwhile aim to boost the proportion of women to between 17% and 19%, compared with 16%-18% previously. + Read more – and have your say – on gender equality in Switzerland. Otherwise, the government is retaining the same targets as before; 46%-50% of staff in all areas of the federal administration should be women. Between 2020 and 2023, the actual figure rose to 44.9%. The Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) meanwhile has separate targets, given ...