Prof. Dr. Anja Steidinger and Prof. Heike Mutter (Deputy)

Tasks assigned to the Equal Opportunities Representatives

The HFBK’s equal opportunities representative coordinates the work of the Konferenz der lehrenden Frauen (conference of women as teachers), which meets regularly during the semester. Every three years, she presents the Präsidium with an overview of the current state of implementation of the policy for supporting women at the HFBK. The representative both supports and assesses the University’s measures on equality and is especially closely involved in decisions on structure and on personnel, as well as the University’s development planning.

The equal opportunities representative is to be involved in policies concerning the advancement of women and plans for supporting women. During appointment and staff hiring selection procedures the representative ensures that, given an equal level of qualification, women are appointed in preference to men.

The equal opportunities representative is elected by the University Senate for a term of three years. Most recently, the equal opportunities representatives were elected by the University Senate in November 2020 in accordance with §⁠ ⁠10 Grundordnung HFBK.

The equal opportunities representative

• has a right to speak and make applications to all self-administration panels and is to be invited and informed as a member would be.

• has a right to comment on all University organs and a right of objection.

The University is represented by its equal opportunities representative externally on the following self-administration panels:

• LaKoG (Landeskonferenz der Gleichstellungsbeauftragten der Hamburger Hochschulen / state conference of delegates to Hamburg universities for equality)

• BuKoF (Bundeskonferenz der Frauenbeauftragten und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen / federal conference of delegates to universities for equality)

Gerald Meißner and Aliaksandra Petrusevich (Deputy)

The equal opportunities representatives for administrative staff are responsible for promoting gender equality for the technical, library and administrative staff of the HFBK Hamburg. They

• are the university’s representatives and advisors on gender equality issues.

• are to be involved in personnel selection procedures in the entire TVP area.

• take part in committee meetings and conferences on the subject of equality within and outside the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

• are the contact person for matters of an equal opportunities nature.

• are involved in drawing up the department’s equality plan.

• advise on the issue of reconciling work and family life.

The equal opportunities representatives are appointed by the department for a period of 4 years in accordance with §⁠ ⁠18, 1 Hamburg Equal Opportunities Act (HmbGleiG).

The CEWS is the competence center for women in science and research of GESIS—Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences and the hub for the realization of gender equality in science and research in Germany. It supports evidence-based science and gender equality policy as well as social science research in this field.

The ranking of the GESIS—Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences provides statistical information on the status of equal opportunities for women and men at universities, universities of applied sciences and universities of art and music and, according to the CEWS press release, is aimed at all those in universities and politics who are interested in the quality and innovation potential of universities. The ranking is based on a multidimensional indicator model and takes into account the different subject profiles of the universities.