Female founders at the start
There are still too many structures that hold women back from becoming entrepreneurs at universities. The project “Female Entrepreneur-Friendly Universities for Germany” of the nationwide…
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Academia
Katrin Unger: On the move in matters of diversity & leadership at universities
On the 12th German Diversity Day (#DDT24), an exciting series of events for managers at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on diversity-conscious and discrimination-critical leadership…
The women are ambitious and fit. Is the academic world a good fit?
This 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…
Outstanding: Dr. Philine Sandhu
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…
Female Career Days 2023
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…
Open workshop on “Studying with Disabilities”
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…
Compatibility of science and motherhood
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…
When it comes to risky behavior, everyone is similar: behavioral economics of the sexes
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…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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…
Co-creation leadership: Part-time leadership and shared leadership
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.…