Austria's women's minister has to announce a gender end - when asked, she refuses to answer. It remains unclear what will happen if the regulation is violated.

Lower Austria region pushed through the gender ban in authorities last year thanks to the drive of the FPÖ - and at the same time increased the pressure on the ÖVP-led Chancellery. In Lower Austria, warnings or disciplinary sanctions are possible if violations occur. They now want to “follow this in the administration, as already outlined in Chancellor Nehammer’s Austria plan”