SPD on equality and diversity

The SPD wants to eliminate the difference in pay between women and men. To that end, both sexes would have equal access to all fields of training and work, from daycare through working life.

Women earn less than men on average. The SPD calls this unfair. It wants to change that. Girls and boys should be able to learn any job.

The platform notes that the pay gap is smaller in Brandenburg and in eastern Germany as a whole than elsewhere. The SPD nevertheless wants to keep working to close it. Its approach is to set conditions that start in daycare and extend into working life.

The SPD wants to promote women's participation in the workforce and equal career opportunities. Women are to carry less unpaid care work and find it easier to work full time, with equal pay for equal and equivalent work.

The SPD wants to support women at work. Women should have the same career chances as men. They should have to do less unpaid work for family and care. Equal work should get equal pay.

The program announces measures to relieve women of unpaid care work. This is meant to make full-time employment easier. The SPD names equal pay for equal and equivalent work as the benchmark. It also wants to make greater use of continuing vocational training so that employees can move into new occupational fields.

The SPD wants to achieve real equality between women and men and advocates fair pay. To implement the Istanbul Convention, there should be enough women's shelters, counseling centers and prevention services. It supports the Aktionsprogramm Queeres Brandenburg (Queer Brandenburg action program).

Women and men should truly have equal chances. The SPD wants fair pay for all. Women in danger should find enough shelters and advice. The SPD also supports queer people.

The Istanbul Convention is a Council of Europe treaty against violence toward women and domestic violence. Together with the federal government, the SPD wants to secure shelter and counseling that meet demand, are free to use and include psychological help for affected women and children. Staff there should be paid appropriately. The work of the state equal opportunity commissioner will continue to be supported. Everyone should be able to live with equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or identity.