Equality & Diversity
Equal study and work characterize the profile of the Faculty of Business and Economics. The Faculty's Equal Opportunities Officer is therefore committed to equality, compatibility of family and career, as well as equal opportunities and mutual appreciation.
Gender Equality
The Equal Opportunity Officer of the Faculty of Business and Economics represents the interests of female students, non-scientific staff, scientific staff and professors. The tasks of the Equal Opportunity Officer include paying attention to the equal rights of women and men in all status groups, advising and supporting in cases of sexual harassment, mobbing and discrimination, and advocating for the compatibility of family, studies and career.
Areas of responsibility specifically include:
- Gender equality at our faculty.
- Participation in meetings of the faculty
- Advising on appointment and hiring procedures
- Participation in the family-friendly university audit
- Development and monitoring of the implementation of the women's advancement plan
If you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact us. Suggestions and ideas are very welcome.
Diversity
The Faculty of Business and Economics considers the diversity of its members to be a special potential. Our students and employees are characterized by diversity in age, gender, gender identity, social origin, sexual orientation, religion, world view, physical and mental abilities, ethnic origin and nationality. We want to promote and leverage this diversity of personalities.
Equal opportunities, appreciation and respect for all faculty members are among the core points of our common value orientation and form the action-guiding basis for the design of the study and working conditions at our faculty.
Informationen for students
The peer mentoring program "Einblick!" offers female graduates and students in the final phase the opportunity to exchange ideas with other female students about the prospect of a PhD. A doctoral student accompanies the participants as a mentor, reports from her own experience, provides impulses for reflection and decision-making with regard to the postgraduate degree and informs about the promotion of young scientists.
The six-month program includes, among other things, participation in the university's qualification programs, expert discussions with female PhDs from science and industry, and regular group meetings with a mentor.
The compatibility of studying and parenthood raises many questions. Already during pregnancy, questions arise about the financing of studies and the organization of studies with a child. But also questions about the organization and financing of childcare occupy many parents even before the birth of their child.
Here you will find information on these and many other questions in the context of combining studies and parenthood.
Information for graduates and doctoral students
In order to support the best female graduates, the Presidential Board of the University of Paderborn has set up a personnel resource pool as part of the implementation of the equal opportunities concept. From this pool, it is possible to finance approximately five half-time positions for scientific personnel (TV-L E 13) as start-up financing for the development of a doctoral thesis for one year.
The call for applications is issued annually by 15 October. Applications for the 2023 application round of gender equality funding lines 1 (Gleichstellungsförderlinien 1) can be submitted as of now.
Funding is available to the Faculty of Business and Economics for the academic and professional qualification of female junior professors, research assistants, doctoral students and suitable master's students. Funding is provided in the following categories:
A. Qualification and networking trips
I. Promotion of international and national conferences, workshops and summer schools
II. promotion of information trips
III. promotion of networking trips
B. Personnel and material resources
I. Funding of support staff resources
II. Funding of material resources
C. Support for female and male scientists after pregnancy, maternity leave and parental leave.
I. Subsidy for travel expenses
(Subsidy for travel and childcare costs for the children of academic staff)
II. Subsidy for auxiliary staff
Die Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften möchte Wissenschaftler*innen mit Care Verantwortung bei der Vereinbarkeit von Wissenschaft und Familienaufgaben unterstützen. , Diese Unterstützung betrifft explizit alle Geschlechter. Darüber hinaus wird der Familienbegriff nicht auf Elternschaft reduziert, sondern grundsätzlich auf die Übernahme von Verantwortung für andere Menschen im privaten Umfeld, wie beispielsweise bei der Pflege von Angehörigen ausgelegt.
The goal of the Paderborn Mentoring Program is to advance female doctoral students during their doctoral studies and to provide interdisciplinary networking. The program makes it possible to learn about, concretize, and closely examine the options for a career in science and academia with the help of the inside view of experienced female mentors. It imparts knowledge about professional success strategies and supports professional networking.
In addition to the program, there are other offerings for the various phases on the scientific path: individual one-on-one coaching,a motivational final track group, collegial coaching in the early post-doc phase, and competence teams for advanced post-docs.
The mentoring program for female doctoral students will start in the next round in September 2023. The application deadline is July 10, 2023. Interested women are cordially invited to the digital information event on Monday, June 12 at 1 p.m. (registration via go.upb.de/info-mentoring).
Das neue NRW-Zertifikatsprogramm soll Ihnen dabei helfen, sich auf Tätigkeitsfelder außerhalb der Universität vorzubereiten. Dazu zählen Tätigkeiten in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, aber auch Tätigkeiten an Fachhochschulen und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen.
Das Programm dient der individuellen Karriereorientierung und unterstützt Sie dabei, die Kompetenzen, die Sie im Rahmen Ihrer wissenschaftlichen Tätigkeit erworben haben, gezielt für Ihre weitere Karriere zu nutzen. Zusätzlich erweitern Sie im Rahmen des Workshop-Programms Ihr persönliches Kompetenzportfolio um Schlüsselkompetenzen in den Bereichen Führung, Management, Kommunikation und Methoden.
Der Kern des NRW-Zertifikats besteht aus den fünf Modulen Führungskompetenzen, Managementkompetenzen, Kommunikationskompetenzen, Methodenkompetenzen sowie Beratung, Karriereplanung und Bewerbung. Umrahmt wird das Programm von einem Erstgespräch zur Orientierung und in der Regel einem Reflexionsgespräch am Ende des Programms.
Das Programm richtet sich in erster Linie an Postdocs. Nach Absprache können fortgeschrittene Promovierende und weiteres wissenschaftliches Personal bzw. Mitarbeitende im Wissenschaftsmanagement ebenfalls teilnehmen.
Weitere Informationen und das aktuelle Workshop-Angebot:
Balancing family and career raises many questions. Already during pregnancy, questions arise about maternity protection and financial benefits during this time. But questions about parental leave and parental allowance also occupy many parents-to-be even before the birth of their child.
Information on maternity protection and parental leave in the employment relationship for academic pay scale employees can also be found on the administration website.
Information for junior professors and postdocs
To support female junior professors and postdocs at the University of Paderborn, the Presidential Board has established a pool for WiMi positions as part of the implementation of the equal opportunities concept.
The call for applications is issued annually by 15 October. Applications for the 2023 application round of gender equality funding lines 2 (Gleichstellungsförderlinien 2) can be submitted as of now.
You are one of the few female post-doctoral researchers in your field and are looking for interdisciplinary exchange at eye level without competition? Are you aiming for a responsible position or have you already taken one, e.g. the leadership of a working group? You are in the first two years after your PhD and would like to think purposefully about the next steps of your professional development? You would like to work on your goals with a clear structure and at fixed dates in a group?
Then Collegial Coaching is the right thing for you!
Within the framework of Collegial Coaching you have time and space to define your specific goals and to work on these goals in exchange with the other group members, to learn new ways and to celebrate successes. In addition to this personal goal development, you will train your consulting and communication skills in interaction with each other, which you can also use outside the group. The goal is to coach each other in a peer process and to inspire each other in the concrete implementation of goals.
If you are interested, please register with Dr. Julia Steinhausen (julia.steinhausen@upb.de) with the keyword "Kollegiales Coaching". A short conversation/phone call will follow for information and clarification of questions.
Das neue NRW-Zertifikatsprogramm soll Ihnen dabei helfen, sich auf Tätigkeitsfelder außerhalb der Universität vorzubereiten. Dazu zählen Tätigkeiten in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, aber auch Tätigkeiten an Fachhochschulen und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen.
Das Programm dient der individuellen Karriereorientierung und unterstützt Sie dabei, die Kompetenzen, die Sie im Rahmen Ihrer wissenschaftlichen Tätigkeit erworben haben, gezielt für Ihre weitere Karriere zu nutzen. Zusätzlich erweitern Sie im Rahmen des Workshop-Programms Ihr persönliches Kompetenzportfolio um Schlüsselkompetenzen in den Bereichen Führung, Management, Kommunikation und Methoden.
Der Kern des NRW-Zertifikats besteht aus den fünf Modulen Führungskompetenzen, Managementkompetenzen, Kommunikationskompetenzen, Methodenkompetenzen sowie Beratung, Karriereplanung und Bewerbung. Umrahmt wird das Programm von einem Erstgespräch zur Orientierung und in der Regel einem Reflexionsgespräch am Ende des Programms.
Weitere Informationen und das aktuelle Workshop-Angebot:
Balancing family and career raises many questions. Already during pregnancy, questions arise about maternity protection and financial benefits during this time. But questions about parental leave and parental allowance also occupy many parents-to-be even before the birth of their child.
Information on maternity protection and parental leave in the employment relationship for academic pay scale employees can also be found on the administration website.
Information for professors
In order to promote young female scientists in particular, the Presidential Board has set up an "Incentive system to increase the proportion of women in professorships" as part of the implementation of the equal opportunities concept.
Faculties that have appointed a female professor or a junior professor externally are eligible to apply for the "Incentive System to Increase the Proportion of Women in Professorships" program. The appointment must be made after the previous application date. For each appointment, the appointing faculty can apply for up to €30,000 in funding for equal opportunity measures. The total funds of the program are sufficient for a total of five new appointments per year, with priority given to faculties in which female professors are currently most underrepresented.
The call for applications is issued annually by 15 October. Applications for the 2023 application round of gender equality funding lines 3 (Gleichstellungsförderlinien 3) can be submitted as of now.
Balancing family and career raises many questions. Already during pregnancy, questions arise about maternity protection and financial benefits during this time. But questions about parental leave and parental allowance also occupy many parents-to-be even before the birth of their child.
Information on maternity protection and parental leave in the employment relationship for academic pay scale employees can also be found on the administration website.
Information for employees
The diverse course program of the University of Paderborn is aimed at all employee groups and areas of the university and is also open to external doctoral candidates / postdocs and scholarship holders of the university. Participation is free of charge. The courses offered cover the topics of communication, leadership, work techniques and self-management, health and occupational safety, administration and organization, information technology, family and equality, and career planning.
Balancing family and career raises many questions. Already during pregnancy, questions arise about maternity protection and financial benefits during this time. But questions about parental leave and parental allowance also occupy many parents-to-be even before the birth of their child.
Information on maternity protection and parental leave in the employment relationship for academic pay scale employees can also be found on the administration website.
Information and publications (German, some with English translation)
- Rahmenplan zur Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern an der Universität Paderborn (2019)
- Gleichstellungsplan der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften (2020)
- Qualifizierungsprogramm für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen an der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2023
- Qualifizierungsprogramm für Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen mit Care Verantwortung an der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2023
- Gender-Report 2022 Geschlechter(un)gerechtigkeit an nordrhein-westfälischen Hochschulen
- Guideline For Respectful Cooperation At Paderborn University And For Protection Against Unfair Treatment, Discrimination, Sexualised Violence And Bullying 20 May 2022 (incl. English Translation pp.13ff.)
- Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG)
- Landesgleichstellungsgesetz NRW
- Online-Handreichung “Sexualisierte Diskriminierung und Gewalt an Hochschulen”
- Grundlegende Dos and Don’ts für einen solidarischen Umgang mit trans*, inter* und nicht-binaren Personen
Further contact persons
Central Equal Opportunity Officer
irmgard.pilgrim(at)upb(dot)de Dipl.Päd. Irmgard Pilgrim
Maternity leave and parental leave
familie@wiwi.upb.de
Dr. Birgit Kocks
FamilyServiceOffice
barbara.pickhardt(at)upb(dot)de Dipl.Päd. Barbara Pickhardt
Diversity Officer
laura.maring(at)upb(dot)de Laura Maring
Contact person for people with impairments