The CEWS University Rankings by Equality Aspects 2023 is published and available online at: https://www.gesis.org/cews/cews-publikationen/cewspublik.

CEWS thus presents the eleventh edition of this well-established and long-standing tool for quality assurance for equality at universities. The ranking is based on data from the official higher education statistics from the year 2021. The aim of the ranking is to compare the performance of higher education institutions in gender equality on a continuous and nationwide basis using quantitative indicators. The ranking thus complements other quality assurance tools such as competitions (Professorinnenprogramm), evaluations and certifications.

For the ranking, the CEWS developed a multidimensional indicator model that looks at different stages of academic qualification. The CEWS University Ranking takes into account the subject profile of the universities and uses the cascade model. The reference variables are, depending on the qualification level and type of university, the share of women in students and in doctorates. In this way, the comparability of technically or socially oriented universities is ensured.

In addition to the university ranking, the publication includes a ranking of the German states based on similar indicators.

The ranking is aimed at all those in higher education and politics who are interested in the quality and innovative potential of our universities. For this purpose, a comparative look at performance in the area of gender equality policy is indispensable in order to initiate or continue effective measures to further improve the situation of women in science and research.