Federal Office for Gender Equality

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federal office of Switzerland government agency

The Federal Office for Gender Equality is a Swiss government agency responsible for promoting equal rights and opportunities between women and men and combating gender-based discrimination at the federal level.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Office for Gender Equality canonical	9
Eidgenössisches Büro für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann	2
Bureau fédéral de l’égalité entre femmes et hommes	1
Ufficio federale per l’uguaglianza fra donna e uomo	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3638545 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Office for Gender Equality
Context triple: [Federal Department of Home Affairs, oversees, Federal Office for Gender Equality]

A. Gender Equality Bureau
The Gender Equality Bureau is a Japanese government body responsible for promoting and coordinating policies to advance gender equality and women's empowerment nationwide.
B. Federal Ministry of Women Affairs
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs is a Nigerian government ministry responsible for promoting gender equality, protecting the rights of women and children, and advancing social development policies affecting women nationwide.
C. Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
The Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women was a United Nations body responsible for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment across the UN system and in member states.
D. Women’s Commission
The Women’s Commission is a ministry arm of the World Evangelical Alliance dedicated to empowering and advocating for women in the global evangelical church.
E. General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is an official United Methodist Church agency that advocates for gender equity, monitors and addresses sexism, and promotes the full participation of women in the life and leadership of the church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Office for Gender Equality
Target entity description: The Federal Office for Gender Equality is a Swiss government agency responsible for promoting equal rights and opportunities between women and men and combating gender-based discrimination at the federal level.

A. Gender Equality Bureau
The Gender Equality Bureau is a Japanese government body responsible for promoting and coordinating policies to advance gender equality and women's empowerment nationwide.
B. Federal Ministry of Women Affairs
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs is a Nigerian government ministry responsible for promoting gender equality, protecting the rights of women and children, and advancing social development policies affecting women nationwide.
C. Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
The Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women was a United Nations body responsible for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment across the UN system and in member states.
D. Women’s Commission
The Women’s Commission is a ministry arm of the World Evangelical Alliance dedicated to empowering and advocating for women in the global evangelical church.
E. General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is an official United Methodist Church agency that advocates for gender equity, monitors and addresses sexism, and promotes the full participation of women in the life and leadership of the church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal office of Switzerland ⓘ government agency ⓘ
appliesTo	gender minorities in the context of equality policy ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
employerType	public sector ⓘ
fieldOfWork	domestic violence policy ⓘ equal pay between women and men ⓘ equality in employment ⓘ gender equality in education and training ⓘ gender equality in politics and decision-making ⓘ gender mainstreaming in federal policies ⓘ prevention of sexual harassment at work ⓘ work–life balance ⓘ
hasScope	national ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bern ⓘ
jurisdiction	Swiss federal government ⓘ surface form: federal administration of Switzerland
legalArea	anti-discrimination law ⓘ family policy ⓘ gender equality ⓘ labour law ⓘ
locatedIn	Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ
mission	combat gender-based discrimination at the federal level ⓘ improve de facto equality between women and men ⓘ promote equal rights and opportunities between women and men ⓘ
officialAbbreviationFrench	BFEG ⓘ
officialAbbreviationGerman	EBG ⓘ
officialAbbreviationItalian	UFU ⓘ
officialNameFrench	Federal Office for Gender Equality self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bureau fédéral de l’égalité entre femmes et hommes
officialNameGerman	Federal Office for Gender Equality self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eidgenössisches Büro für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann
officialNameItalian	Federal Office for Gender Equality self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ufficio federale per l’uguaglianza fra donna e uomo
officialNameRomansh	Uffizi federal per l’egualitad tranter dunna e um ⓘ
operatedBy	Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) ⓘ surface form: Swiss Confederation
partOf	Federal Department of Home Affairs ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of gender equality measures within the federal administration ⓘ implementation of federal gender equality policy ⓘ monitoring progress in gender equality in Switzerland ⓘ providing expertise on gender equality issues ⓘ supporting projects that promote equality between women and men ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
shortName	BFEG ⓘ EBG ⓘ FOGE ⓘ
usesLanguage	French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh language ⓘ surface form: Romansh
website	https://www.ebg.admin.ch ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Department of Home Affairs → oversees → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

Federal Department of Justice and Police → oversees → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

FDHA → oversees → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

EDI → hasUnit → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

EDI – German (Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern) → supervises → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

subject surface form: Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern

DFI – French (Département fédéral de l’intérieur) → oversees → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

subject surface form: Département fédéral de l’intérieur

DFI – Italian (Dipartimento federale dell’interno) → oversees → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

Federal Office for Gender Equality → officialNameGerman → Federal Office for Gender Equality self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eidgenössisches Büro für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann

Federal Office for Gender Equality → officialNameFrench → Federal Office for Gender Equality self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau fédéral de l’égalité entre femmes et hommes

Federal Office for Gender Equality → officialNameItalian → Federal Office for Gender Equality self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ufficio federale per l’uguaglianza fra donna e uomo

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern → oversees → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eidgenössisches Büro für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann

Departament federal da l’intern → oversees → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

DFJP → supervises → Federal Office for Gender Equality ⓘ

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