Gender & Diversity

Gender equality and family-friendly policies

The promotion of gender equality, equal employment opportunities and a family-friendly work environment is a topic of utmost importance for the University of Cologne and receives very high priority within this SFB 1403 initiative. We intend to reach gender equality for positions that will be staffed within this initiative.

This promotion is an essential component of the mission statement of the UoC and are institutionalized with the duties of the Vice-Rector for Academic Staff, Early Career Researchers, Gender Equality and Diversity.

For more information please contact the Gender Board or the SFB 1403 Office.

The Gender & Diversity department of the University of Cologne published a recent report on the gender distribution of scientific personal at the different faculties. If you want to learn more about this please read the latest report with number from 2023.