Equal Opportunity

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What does equality deal with?

Equality or equal opportunities is a cross-cutting issue that affects all aspects of (professional) life. The Equal Opportunities Officers work towards establishing equal opportunities and to ensure fairness and equality in the university context. The core of this work is advising and supporting the faculty in implementing the legal mandate for gender equality. The focus here is on increasing the proportion of women at those career levels where they are underrepresented and on increasing the proportion of women on the faculty's governing bodies and committees. However, gender equality work also focuses on creating equal opportunities for all members of the faculty and thus especially for underrepresented or marginalized groups.

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Tasks and rights of the Equal Opportunities Officer

The legal framework for the office and the description of duties is provided by the Higher Education Framework Act (HRG) and the Saxon Higher Education Act (SächsHSG). If the SächsHSG does not provide clear specifications, further aspects are regulated by the Saxon Equal Opportunities Act (SächsGleiG). At university level, the Fundamental Principles, election regulations and appointment regulations of TU Dresden as well as the faculty and departmental regulations are authoritative. The Equality Concept of TU Dresden and the Equality Plan of Dresden University Medicine are also binding documents. The most important tasks and rights of the decentralized Equal Opportunities Officers of the faculties and schools are listed below:

Member of the School or Faculty Board with the right to vote, speak and submit motions
Equal Opportunities Officer of the school: advisory member of the Standing Committee of the Senate "Equality and Diversity Management" with the right to speak and submit motions
Recording and monitoring the current status of equality in the department or faculty
Advising the school and faculty management on the development and implementation of measures to ensure equal opportunities in research and teaching
Advising the school and faculty management on the development of family-friendly working and study conditions
Faculty Equal Opportunities Officer: influencing the texts of calls for applications and participating in appointment procedures with the right to speak and submit motions
Opinion on funding applications, e.g. in the Faculty of Medicine's habilitation program for women or applications for re-entry scholarships
Individual advice, e.g. on discrimination, family friendliness or career opportunities