Potsdam triumphs: Equality promotes women in science!

Potsdam triumphs: Equality promotes women in science!

The University of Potsdam has successfully positioned itself in the 2030 professor program and is one of the 56 German universities who have been awarded for their equality concepts. According to the information from Uni-potsdam.de to be appointed to permanent W2 or W3 professorships.

Markus Blume, chairman of the joint science conference (GWK), emphasizes the need to integrate more women in science in order to promote innovations and to strengthen international competitiveness. At the University of Potsdam, over 40 percent of professorships are occupied by women, which is above the German average of 28 percent.

awards and successes

The university was awarded the title "Equal Opportunities University" for its commitment in the field of gender justice. Prof. Dr. Barbara Höhle, Vice President of the University, describes the success in the professor program as confirmation of the previous services. Christina Wolff, central equality officer, sees the funding an important signal for working on gender equality and diversity at the university.

The Professor Interior Program 2030 has been building on the previous program phases since 2008, which have already promoted over 850 professorships to counteract the so -called "Leaky Pipeline". This describes the phenomenon that women are well trained, but after the doctorate, they are increasingly losing the connection in the science system. Accordingly, the proportion of women among doctoral students is 46 percent, 37 percent among habilitants and 28 percent in professorship. This data illustrates the challenges that need to be mastered.

funding program and financing

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has provided a total volume of 320 million euros for the 2030 professor program. The current program phase runs until 2030 and enables the universities to submit individual equality concepts that are also evaluated externally. A uniform concept facilitates cooperation between the universities, while the submission takes place individually.

The universities that are awarded as part of the program have the option of applying for additional funding for young scientists. The earlier evaluation of the programs also shows that significant structural developments have already been initiated.

on the way to equality

The BMBF pursues the goal of sustainable the women's share in top scientific positions with the professor program and at the same time strengthen diversity in research and science. Initiatives such as Girls’Day should encourage girls to be interested in MINT subjects. The integration of gender aspects in research is also considered important to achieve excellent research results.

As the BMBF continues to emphasize, an increase in the representation of women is not only a question of justice, but is also crucial for the comprehensive and innovative design of future research efforts. It remains to be seen what positive developments the 2030 professor program will bring for the university landscape in Germany.

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