Employees in technology and administration
Dresden Equality Week in August 2024

Support for people who are single parents
Equal pay
Promotion plan for women at TU Dresden

Employees in technology and administration

Since 2020, the Office for Gender Equality has been involved in the work of the Commission for Employees in Technology and Administration within the Federal Conference of Officers for the Protection of Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities at Universities. bukof Commission MTV

One focus of the cooperation is the exchange of expertise and best practice to highlight and improve the situation of secretarial staff and support them through networking formats.

Employees in the secretariats

"Things are running smoothly with secretarial staff"

On 17.11.2023, the first "Day of the Secret ariats" took place as a partial staff meeting at the TUD. It was opened by a welcoming address from the Chancellor. The event was dedicated to an important group of TU Dresden employees, without whom the smooth running of the university would not be possible: the employees in the secretariats! The attendance of around 150 people showed great interest.

In several moderated working groups, there was the opportunity to make practical suggestions for optimizing the general work situation and networking.

• general work situation and networking
• digitalization and
• further education/qualification

at the TUD.

These constructive ideas were summarized in a SYNOPSE . Appropriate measures are to be derived from this.

The organizers (the Personnel Representation Council and the Office for the Protection of Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities) plan to hold the "Day of the Secretariats" annually, which was very well received by the participants.

Dresden Gender Equality Week in August 2024

The 1st Dresden Equality Week will take place from August 26 - September 1, 2024.

Equal Pay Day alliance campaign week
"Equal pay now - gender equality always!"
Let's stand up together for non-discriminatory pay and equality at all levels. Join us as we spend a week intensively addressing the issue of pay inequality and discrimination and raise the future to an equal level! The comprehensive program will be published shortly.

A cooperation of the Office of the Municipal Equal Opportunities Commissioner of the state capital Dresden, Kreative Werkstatt Dresden e.V., *sowieso* Kultur Beratung Bildung - Frauen für Frauen e.V., Frauen- und Mädchengesundheitszentrum Medea e.V., DGB Frauen Sachsen and the Landesfrauenrat Sachsen e.V.
 

Support for people who are single parents

Students and employees who are single parents bear a great deal of responsibility that they cannot (or no longer) share with someone else on a permanent basis or do not want to share due to a conscious decision. This takes a lot of courage and energy, especially as the childcare infrastructure in Germany, including Saxony, is still far below the standards that are taken for granted in other European countries such as Denmark, Sweden and France.

We have been working closely with the Single Parents Network Dresden since 2017. AND

The Equal Opportunities Office works with numerous cooperation partners in the network to organize an annual fair for single parents.

The next fair will take place on 15.11.2024, 10:00 - 16:00 in the Kulturpalast Dresden. Admission is free of charge.

Fair pay

For the Office for Gender Equality, equal pay is not only a widely supported aspiration but also an urgent challenge anchored in the 2018 Equality Concept (Measure 7.3) and the 2019-2023 Women's Promotion Plan (Section 5).

In 2023, the Equal Opportunities Office organized a digital information event in the context of Equal Pay Day entitled "Entgeltgerecht? - The evaluation of secretarial work". The speaker was Dr. Jule^Westerheide (Labor Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum), who has already dealt with the topic in her dissertation "Die Illusion der Leistungsgerechtigkeit". The focus of the well-attended lecture on 24 May 2023 was the changing profile of secretarial work, particularly as a result of digitalization. In day-to-day practice, the work of secretarial staff has been characterized for several years by

• an expanded repertoire of tasks
• the retention of extra-functional activities
• an increase in coordination and adaptation services
• increased independence and
• a voluntary professionalization.

One challenge remains the recognition of the willingness to perform extra work and demonstrably increased performance through corresponding adjustments in the pay grade. The speaker addressed institutional and legal framework conditions, but also pointed out regulatory gaps and room for interpretation.
The bukof commission "Employees in Technology and Administration" (MTV) was also represented.

Further information on the topic of equal pay can be found at HTW Berlin Entgeltgerechtigkeit.

TU Dresden's plan for the advancement of women

Gender equality is seen as a hallmark of quality and a cross-sectional task at TU Dresden. This commitment also provides the framework for TU Dresden's plan for the advancement of women for the period 2019-2023 (valid until 27.04.2024). The Saxon Women's Promotion Act (SächsFFG) on which this plan is based has been replaced by the Act on Equality of Women and Men in the Public Service in the Free State of Saxony (SächsGleiG) with effect from 01.01.2024. In the implementation of the Saxon Higher Education Act (SächsHSG) of May 2023 in conjunction with the SächsGleiG, there will be a realignment of equality plans.

Plan for the advancement of women 2019-2023 (pdf file)