More gender equality in appointmentsThe University of Hamburg Signs Up to HRK Voluntary Commitment

6 August 2024, by Newsroom editorial office

Photo: University of Hamburg / Schell

The University of Hamburg is one of the first U15 universities to sign up to a German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) voluntary commitment. In taking this step, universities are reaffirming their continued commitment to gender equality in appointments.

The University of Hamburg supports the goals formulated in the voluntary commitment and the measures that contribute to the realization of gender-equitable structural change. By signing up, the University of Hamburg agrees to work toward sustainable structural change at the University through an institutional strategy supported by all University committees.

The voluntary commitment comprises 5 specific points:

• recruitment that actively expands the pool of suitable candidates
• gender-equitable academic search procedures
• the establishment of gender-equitable remuneration structures
• Institution-wide establishment of gender awareness and gender competence
• Institutional monitoring

In addition to the HRK’s voluntary commitment, a further measure will see the University of Hamburg regularly enter the institutionally established instruments in the publicly accessible Center of Excellence Women and Science (CEWS) database.