Committee for the Equality of Women and Men

The Committee for the Equality of Women and Men (Committee for Gender Equality) is a University commission stipulated in the University’s statutes.

Excerpt from the University Statutes, Article 109*:
The Committee for the equality of women and men represents the issue of equal chances at the University and takes position on topics of gender equailty. As part of academic matters:

a) consults members of the University in issues of gender equality and promotes concrete actions for reducing gender imbalance;
b) has to be consulted on decisions and decrees in any matter of gender eqaulity and can submit petitions intself.

Members of the Committee for the Equality of Women and Men
(elected for a term from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2014)

Chairman
Professor Dr. Thomas Geiser (Law School, LS-HSG)

Members
Prof. Dr. Andrea Back (School of Management, SoM-HSG)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Rüegg-Stürm (School of Management, SoM-HSG)
Prof. Dr. Paul Söderlind (School of Finance, SoF-HSG)
Prof. Dr. Gebhard Kirchgässner (School of Economics and Political Science, SEPS-HSG)
Prof. Dr. Daria Berg (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, SHSS-HSG)

Junior Faculty representation
Dr. phil. Rupert Kalkofen (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, SHSS-HSG)
Dr. Nils Jent (School of Management, SoM-HSG)

Student representation
Simone Beckers
Matthias Jungen

Committee's Office
Service Center Equal Opportunities

*The legal version of this document is the German language version as adopted 25 October 2010