An important key objective of the SFB is the promotion of gender equality and family-friendly working conditions. This is based on the equal opportunities mandate enshrined in the Saxon Higher Education Act and the equal opportunities standards of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Within TRR 67, new measures are being developed to promote gender equality and we are committed to family-friendly working conditions. We also inform and advise all SFB members in these areas. Lectures on gender equality issues for all SFB members, workshops and leadership seminars on gender sensitisation are planned. These measures are developed in close cooperation with the university’s equality and diversity structures. Measures to improve family friendliness include support in finding day-care and kindergarten places, family-friendly times for SFB-internal events, flexibility in the choice of work location and additional auxiliary hours for young parents.