Commissioner for Equal Opportunities for Women in Science and the Arts

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Tasks of the Commissioner for Gender Equality in Science and the Arts

The tasks of the representatives for the equality of women in science and the arts are defined in the Bavarian Higher Education Act. It states: “The representatives for the equality of women in science and the arts ensure that female academics, female teaching staff and students are not disadvantaged; they support the university in fulfilling its task of actually implementing equality between women and men.” (BayHschG, Art. 4, Para. 2, Sentence 1) The representatives for the equality of women in science and the arts advise and support the university in the following areas:

the establishment of constitutionally required equal opportunities
the avoidance or elimination of disadvantages for female students, professors and female teaching staff

through

Representation of women’s interests in the university committees
Helping to increase the proportion of women in professorships
Information on funding opportunities for female students
Information on career prospects for women
Organization of events to teach and practice specific key qualifications (e.g. job application and negotiation training) for female students
Advice on discrimination and violence against women
Support and promotion of women-specific topics in teaching, research and practice
Cooperation with institutions, women’s associations, schools etc. outside the university.

The representatives for equal opportunities for women in science and the arts at the university are elected by the university senate.
They carry out their activities as part of their official duties.
The representatives for equal opportunities for women in science and the arts at Bavarian universities coordinate their activities at state level.
They work together in the State Conference of Women’s and Equal Opportunities Officers at Bavarian Universities (LaKoF Bayern).
Within this framework

they regularly organize specialist conferences;
inform the public about the situation of women at universities;
they take a stand on issues of gender equality policy;
they encourage support measures for women in higher education;
they are committed to the special interests of universities

The key points for promoting equality are set out in the Gender Equality Plan, the equality action plan of Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
You can view the Gender Equality Plan here.