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

Prof Dr Jutta Günther is the first female rector to head the University of Bremen

2021

Launch of the project go diverse to develop and advise on gender- and diversity-competent personnel selection procedures

Frauke Meyer is the first female chancellor to head the University of Bremen

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

2007

First successful participation in Audit family-friendly university

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’

2001

Total-E-Quality Award (participation in the pilot phase)

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

1995

Creation of equal opportunities plans for women for the departments

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

First-time appointment of the Women's Representative following LGG

1990

Entry into force of the "Landesgleichstellungsgesetzes (LGG)" (state equal opportunities act)

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

1988

Appointment of the first Decentralised Women's Representatives in the departments

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).

1987

Issuance of the directive to increase the proportion of women among academic staff; comprehensive revision in 1992