On the centralized level

Gender equality has been firmly established within the duties of management. As part of the devision of labor within university management, the Vice-Rector for University Development has been made responsible for this task and fulfills this duty in close collaboration with the Central Officer for the Protection of Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities at TU Dresden as well as Unit 9.3 Diversity Management. The Unit Diversity Management is responsible for operative management and coordination tasks.

On the decentralized level

On the decentralized level, there are Equal Opportunities Officers at the School and Faculty level as well as in several Central Academic Units (CAUs) who take on these responsibilities in addition to their normal functions. The Equal Opportunities Officers at these levels are voting members on the Faculty Boards and advisory members in the appointment committees and other bodies. They also advise on career paths and balancing one’s studies/career with family.

Committees

• Since 2004, the Equal Opportunities Officer working group has served to advise Equal Opportunities Officers from Schools, Faculties and CAUs on tasks and measures at the central level and has organized the exchange of experiences and coordinated the implementation the equal opportunities mandate at the School and Faculty level.
• The Senate Commission on Equality and Diversity Management, which was established by the Senate in 2010, is tasked with the preparatory discussion of resolutions of the University Executive Board and the Senate on measures, reports and evaluations regarding equality and diversity and it is the central committee for equal opportunity at TU Dresden. The Equal Opportunity Advisory Board was set up in 2011 to support and assist the implementation and conceptual development of the measures outlined in the Equality Concept.