Even without a German law transposing EU Directive 23/970, the legal framework for businesses will change on 8 June 2026: the right to equal pay for work of equal value is enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

The German economy continues to lag behind in terms of gender equality. Only 19.7 per cent of board members at German listed companies are women, and the proportion in management positions is 29 per cent. Parity is also a long way off in politics: there are currently only 204 women in the Bundestag – that is 32.4 per cent of all members of parliament.

The INES Analytics x EAF Berlin collaboration makes it possible to precisely identify career barriers for underrepresented groups and to develop targeted counselling services and strategies for action.