Women members of state government in Baden-Württemberg
Women members of state government in Baden-Württemberg stood at 6 persons in 2025, according to Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas. It is one of the indicators in the Women and men in politics and administration table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2008 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Women and men in politics and administration table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2011 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Women | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
| Men | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Understanding women members of state government in Baden-Württemberg
Female representation in the Baden-Württemberg state cabinet isolates the absolute number of women holding ministerial appointments. The metric covers female executives heading ministries as well as the head of government if female, focusing strictly on top-level political appointments. It explicitly excludes women serving in administrative leadership roles, civil service departments, judicial bodies, or municipal councils across the state. In contrast to the aggregate total row, this series separates executive leadership along gender lines, and unlike the percentage share row, it tracks absolute headcounts that are unaffected by changes in cabinet size.
Recorded annually from state executive rosters, each data point captures officeholders at a designated reference date without seasonal adjustments. Retrospective revisions do not occur during normal statistical cycles, though corrections may follow delayed documentation of mid-term ministerial resignations. Longitudinal analysis is most reliable when comparing administrations across distinct electoral periods rather than consecutive calendar years, since ministerial appointments persist unaltered throughout most legislative sessions. Tracking absolute persons prevents distortions inherent in share calculations, where an unchanged count of female ministers can appear as a shifting proportion if male appointments change the overall cabinet size.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this figure include female state secretaries in Baden-Württemberg?
- State secretaries are not included unless they hold full cabinet status with voting rights under state law.
- What causes this count of women ministers to change between annual reporting rounds?
- Fluctuations occur through ministerial resignations, mid-term cabinet reshuffles, or the installation of a new state administration following regional elections.
- Why track female cabinet members in absolute numbers rather than solely by percentage?
- Absolute counts show the precise number of women holding office, clarifying whether a changing percentage reflects new appointments or alterations in the total size of the government.