About Us Equal Opportunities at the Faculty
The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences is committed to the principle of gender equality and the promotion of diversity in all areas of the university’s activities. It adheres to Heidelberg University’s mission statement on “Diversity and Equality for all its members,” and is dedicated to providing equal opportunities for men and women as well as enabling a balance between work and family life.
The Faculty is consistent with the DFG's principles following cascade-model of the Scientific Council. Its measures are targeted to promote the ratio increase of female staff in qualification levels that are currently underrepresented. Much success has been accomplished in this regard in recent years due to an active recruitment in the context of application processes and a selective promotion of junior talents, in particular of young female researchers.
Beyond formal guidelines, there is a collegial atmosphere between women and men within the faculty. This is evident not only in the gender-equitable distribution of committee positions, but also in an obvious inclusion of female researchers in research collaborations, etc. The fact that gender equality is not just a goal, but is actually practiced, can be seen, among other things, in the fact that not only female professors, but already several male professors, postdocs, and doctoral candidates have taken parental leave.
