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One main objective of TU Dresden’s Equality Concept is ingraining the consideration of gender in research and teaching. We must continue to raise awareness of this issue amongst members of TU Dresden, since gender is still not viewed in many areas as a relevant factor in teaching and research.

Current projects and measures

Gender Concept Group
Multiple gender researchers at TU Dresden joined forces in 2013 to form the Gender Concept Group. They organized a conference on the topic of poverty and gender as well as a colloquium to present final theses in gender research.

Some degree programs regularly offer courses on gender research or courses which reference gender research in some way. In individual cases (e.g. Sociology), there are also modules dedicated to the topic or modules that include gender-related topics in their descriptions.

A resolution has been made to ensure that teaching become increasingly sensitive to gender issues. Gender competence should therefore be integrated into the curriculum of all degree programs to become a teacher – in educational sciences and specialized didactics alike.

All gender-relevant courses at TU Dresden can be found here.

Completed projects

• A research project on reentry to academic careers that ran from 2011 to 2014 in cooperation with the Institut für regionale Innovation (Institute for Regional Innovation) explored the contributions made by support programs to dealing with interruptions in career paths.
• Gendered University
  The “Gendered University” research project, funded by the Institutional Strategy, investigated the social processes at TU Dresden, “which continually reproduce an underrepresentation of women in leadership positions within the social field of academia.” This project compiled recommendations for overcoming structural obstacles that women face at TU Dresden.
• “MEHRWERT durch mehr Perspektiven” pilot project: The project, which translates to “Added value through added prospects,” was initiated in the 2018 summer semester as part of TU Dresden’s Institutional Strategy. The core endeavors of the project is to systematically raise awareness of and actively reflect on aspects of gender and diversity at all stages of research and development within STEM subject areas.