Caroline Ausserer (she/her) is part of the Division for International Affairs at the Deutscher Frauenrat (DF, National Council of German Women’s Organizations) and was project coordinator of W7 Germany in 2022. She specializes in policy issues around social justice, gender diversity and human rights, especially of LGBTIQ* persons. She has been a research assistant in the European Parliament and a journalist for radio, online and print media. She managed the press and public relations of Schwules Museum Berlin and the Trans* Federal Association and is a certified diversity trainer and moderator. For DF, she is member of the plenum and working group on the rights of women and LGBTI* of the German Human Rights Forum.