Equal Opportunities Milestones
2022
The Diversity Management becomes part of the Equal Opportunities / Anti-Discrimination Unit (04) under the name Diversity Office
Launch of the Bridge between Internationalisation and Gender (BIG) project
2021
Launch of the project go diverse to develop and advise on gender- and diversity-competent personnel selection procedures
2020
Launch of the Dean's Programme to relieve the burden on female professors taking on dean's posts
2017
Launch of the Gender Consulting for DFG Coordinated Programs (since 2024 Gender & Diversity Consulting)
2013 - 2023
The University of Bremen is represented on the board of the Federal Conference of Women's and Equal Opportunities Officers at Universities (bukof e.V.) by Anneliese Niehoff, Head of the Equal Opportunities/Anti-Discrimination Department
2010
Launch of the perspektive promotion programme to support female graduates and doctoral candidates on their path to a doctorate and in their doctoral processes (since 2024 for women, trans*, inter* and non-binary people)
2009 - 2010
Survey regarding the needs of female professors about their commitment and workload in committee work
2008 - ongoing
Participation in the process steps for the research-oriented equality and diversity standards of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
2008 | 2013 | 2018 | 2023
Successful participation in the federal and state programmes for female professors, each with award-winning (future) equality concepts
2004
Launch of the mentoring project plan m – Mentoring in Science to achieve career support for female scientists (since 2022 for female, trans*, inter* and non-binary people) in the qualification phase
Establishment and launch of the state-wide association ‘Career and Family’ (Zentralstelle der Landesfrauenbeauftragten in Bremen (ZGF), Arbeitnehmerkammer, with the participation of the University of Bremen)
2002
Start of the university's internal gender mainstreaming process, focus on ‘family-friendly university’
Name change to 'Arbeitsstelle Chancengleichheit' (Equal Opportunities Office) and name change of the 'Referat 04' to 'Equal Opportunities/Anti-Discrimination'
2000
Change in the organisational structure of the Office for the Enforcement of Equal Rights for Women in Science, now only an administrative unit, no longer the office of the ZKFF
1993
Establishment of the non-departmental Unit 04 ‘Women’ with the Office for the Enforcement of Equal Rights for Women in Science (see above) and the Office against Sexual Discrimination and Violence in the Educational and Professional Workplace (ADE | 041)
1992
Issuance of the directive against sexual discrimination and violence at the University of Bremen
Establishment of the Office for the Enforcement of Equal Rights for Women in Science at the University of Bremen (staff unit of the Rectorate and office of the ZKFF)
1989
First founding session of the Zentrale Kommission für Frauenfragen (ZKFF) (Central Commission for Women's Issues) | Appointment of the Central Women's Representative
Amendment of the Bremen Higher Education Act: For the first time, the reduction of discrimination against women is included in the universities' catalogue of tasks, as is the election of the Zentrale Kommission für Frauenfragen (ZKFF) (Central Commission for Women's Issues) as a comission of the Akademischer Senat (Academic Senate) and the appointment of Zentrale Frauenbeauftragte (Central Women's Representatives).