That was one of the key questions of the “Learning Journey – Women in Leadership. Co-creation Leadership” (2022-23) at the European University Viadrina. Dr. Claudia Neusüß (programme head), Bastian Bretthauer, Patricia Redzewsky and our wonderful swarm partner Deborah Ruggieri accompanied the programme with great joy. The concept explicitly focused on leadership and leadership culture as…
Dr. Philine Sandhu is researching how more diversity can be introduced and maintained in management positions, executive boards and supervisory boards. More diversity promotes better risk management and better ESG performance in companies, she explains in the Berlin University of Science and Law podcast . Philine Sandhu was recently named one of the leading 100…
The hybrid Career Days also met with great interest in 2023. The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg organized the Career Days with partner institutions, including the German Research Foundation and the Female Scientist Network. The welcoming speech was given by Prof. Dr. Daniela Dieterich (Dean of the Medical Faculty, OVGU). Organization and inputs from Dr.…
A large part of the impairments of students are not visible. Eleven percent of students at German universities state that they have an impairment that makes their studies difficult. Of these, only four percent relate to movement restrictions. However, 53 percent have psychological impairments and 20 percent bring chronic somatic diseases with them. Restrictions that…
In our career advice and support for female scientists, the issue of reconciling work and family is still an important issue and an area of conflict for many women. This is despite the fact that many organizations are struggling to be more family-friendly and universities have improved their offers in many cases. It’s not enough.…
When management positions are filled, the willingness to take risks factor is often an assumed indicator in favor of the male applicant: a current, continuing study result (Helena Fornwanger et al, University of Exeter) from behavioral economics points to a twist worth considering here: the risk-taking, competitive orientation and altruism of cis men, cis women…
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), we are reminding you how much has happened in recent years in terms of equality and how much room there is still for improvement. The statement of the Leopoldina 2022 provides an up-to-date overview and names levels of the necessary…
In the online lunch talk of the Viadrina program “Women take the lead” designed by compassorange on January 20th, 2023, program participants discussed with Dr. Arn Sauer, co-director of the Federal Foundation for Equality on the following questions: What prevents and what promotes shared management? What are the respective advantages and disadvantages and which framework…
Congratulations dr Philine Sandhu on the presentation of the second exciting study “Investors4Diversity” in the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)! The new study sheds light on how many more investors have been demanding diversity in the top committees of German, listed companies in recent years, beyond the legal requirements,…
We wish you a good start into a successful new year! The commitment to diversity and anti-discrimination remains an important topic for us this year. We are glad to accompany an exciting event in the field right at the beginning of the year: a digital panel discussion with the vice presidents at the partner universities…
In most companies, it is still predominantly men who hold managerial positions. In order to promote equality, they have not been given enough attention so far – but they are needed as important actors. What motivates male leaders to get involved? What are you already doing for more equality and what challenges are you dealing…
The network for sustainable management (B.A.U.M.) has awarded this year’s sustainability prize. Since 1993, the award has been given to people who are responsible for and operationalize environmental and sustainability management and who set innovations in motion to do so. Philine Sandhu received the B.A.U.M. award in the science category. She heads the continuing education…
Innogründerinnen: For the first time, the results of the research “Women-friendly universities and colleges for Germany” were presented in an expert hearing by Dr. Tanja Schmidt, INES Berlin presented on November 4th, 2022 in Berlin. Together with experts from science and start-up advice, potentials, supportive framework conditions and hurdles were discussed. In the next step,…
Congratulations to our strategic partners Dr. Tanja Schmidt and Dr. Verena Tobsch | Ines Analytics for the Digital Female Leader Award! Fair_Solution offers a highly innovative science-based software tool for companies and organizations that analyzes working conditions and shows options for fair working conditions. Coordinates such as payment, promotion, recruitment, and diversity, equal opportunities and…
On June 24, 20022, the 3rd alumnae conference of the supervisory board program at the School of Economics and Law (HWR) took place under the academic direction of Dr. Philine Sandhu (3rd from left, standing), HWR and consultant at compassorange. dr Claudia Neusüß (bottom left), compassorange is the head coach in the program. The meeting…
Raising awareness in the areas of gender, unconscious bias and diversity were the focus of the workshop at the Philipps University of Marburg on June 22, 2022. dr Claudia Neusüß moderated and discussed basic concepts with the physics students. A few months earlier, on the initiative of the Equal Opportunities Office, the mid-level faculty and…
Digital self and topic marketing and career development: In an international comparison, academics in Germany still make little active use of digital platforms and digital formats. Self-marketing on digital platforms such as LinkedIn, Xing and others can be set up quite quickly and offers multifunctional technical options that can promote awareness, recognition and careers. In…
The topic was “Gender-Equal University – Shaping Power in Female-led Top Positions”. Mentoring Hessen hosted a group of prominent figures: the Hessian Minister of Science, Angela Dorn , the Presidents of the Goethe University in Frankfurt, Prof. Dr. Brigitta Wolff , the Technical University of Darmstadt Prof. Dr. Tanja Brühl and the Philipps University of…
We pilot, accompany and advise your mentoring programs for career development of (young) managers, in science, public institutions, institutions of development cooperation or in the private sector. As internal, external, reverse or cross mentoring. In English or German. Digital, hybrid or in presence. Gender equality and diversity issues are integrated into all individual formats as…