Equal Opportunities
Gender-Equality and Family Support Program
The TRR81 ‘Gender and Family Program’ serves to improve the equality between female and male scientists and to support families in their endeavour to combine job and care duties. To accomplish these goals, we dedicate our financial support to diverse activities, courses, and measures. Financial support will be endowed to members and associated members of the TRR81 under the guidance of the DFG constitution.
Applications, questions, and suggestions should be sent to:
- Dr. Christina Stielow (christina.stielow@uni-marburg.de)
- Prof. Dr. Sandra Hake (sandra.hake@gen.bio.uni-giessen.de)
- Prof. Dr. Uta-Maria Bauer (bauer@imt.uni-marburg.de)
and will be handled immediately.
Family Support Measures:
Examples include among others:
- Installation of Home Work Place
- Childcare in Cases of Emergencies, Off-Hour Work, and TRR81-related Events
- Support by student assistants in coping with increased family burdens
Gender-Equality Measures (only for female TRR81 members):
Examples include among others:
- Workshops for Women
- Individual Career Coaching Program
- Method Courses
- Mentoring Courses
- External Lab Visits
- Soft Skill Courses (e.g. presentation, paper writing, poster generation, etc.)