The Federal Office for Gender Equality (FOGE) (German: Eidgenössische Büro für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann, EBG, French: Bureau fédéral de l’égalité entre femmes et hommes, BFEG, Italian: Ufficio federale per l'uguaglianza fra donna e uomo, UFU) is a Swiss federal authority promoting of the equality between men and women in all areas of life, including law, professional life, family, education, politics and society.

[4] While its mandate is limited to the federal level, Offices for Gender Equality also exist in cantons and sometimes municipalities in some large cities.

The Canton of Jura was the first to create an equality office, named the Department of Women's Studies (Bureau de la condition féminine), in 1979.

Its mission is to promote gender equality in all areas of life, i.e. to eliminate all forms of direct and indirect discrimination.

The FOGE carries out information and awareness-raising work, provides employers, workers and associations with various tools and draws up position papers about current issues.

It is also responsible for the allocation of financial aid in accordance with the Gender Equality Act (loi sur l’égalité, LEg by its acronym in French).

[3] At the regional level, there are municipal offices in the cantons that ensure the implementation of gender equality in their respective geographical areas.