Central Equal Opportunities Officer

The Central Equal Opportunities Officer actively promotes diversity of perspectives and equal opportunities. Together with her team, she advises and supports employees and female students at HHU on issues such as career advancement and discrimination.

NEWS and EVENTS

Digital Violence: The Dark Side
of Visibility

As part of the IFiF-Impulse lecture series, the “Digital Hate” team presented initial findings from their online survey on digital violence against professors in contested fields of study.

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New: Instagram Channel for Women
at the Faculty of Philosophy

A new Instagram channel is specifically designed for all women at the Faculty of Philosophy: It offers exciting insights into current research, information on lectures and workshops, and a platform for discussion and networking.

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Familyfund - relief offer for female scientists with child care responsibilities

The Central Equal Opportunities Officer has set up the Familyfund for female postdocs and postdoctoral researchers as well as female junior professors at HHU (excluding the Faculty of Medicine) as part of the Female Professors Programme III (PP III).

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Family Support Centre:
2026 Summer Camp

During the upcoming summer break, the Family Counseling Office (FBB) will once again offer a camp with a varied program for the children of HHU staff and students (staff members of the Medical Faculty and the UKD should contact the UKD’s Equal Opportunity Officer for information on available options).

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coaching and workshops

Here you can register for workshops, online courses, trainings and events offered at HHU on topics relevant to gender equality.

SelmaMeyer-Mentoring

Since 2006, SelmaMeyerMentoring has supported female scientists at HHU in planning and developing their careers at the university. Here you can find more information.

family and studies/career

Reconciling family and career or studies is a challenge for many. Here you can learn more about support programs and the Family Support Centre at HHU.

Support programmes, grants and funds

Gender-appropriate language

A Handout by the Central Equal Opportunity Officer and the Diversity Section of the Heine Center for Sustainable Development at HHU

Mein HEINE-Mensch

Every two years, teaching staff, researchers, students and university employees at HHU who are committed to equality are honored.

International Women’s Day

To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, various events such as a musical reading or lectures will take place.

Forum Gender in der Medizin

The contributions of the forum are interdisciplinary and they approach the topic of gender from different directions.

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