What strategy will lead to the support of women in science and science-supporting area? How can gender equality and work-life balance be successfully established in research organizations? What needs to be done to integrate gender equality aspects into all fields of research as a matter of course and across the board? What role does the Alliance of Gender Equality Officers of Non-University Research Organizations (AGbaF) want to play in pursuing these goals, and how must our network position itself in order to demonstrate the necessary power? These questions were the subject of the groundbreaking discussion at the AGbaF Strategy Meeting 2025 in Berlin in September.