Equal Opportunities Commissioner
The goals collected in the gender equality concept 2019 are the principles of the gender equality work at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The work follows the logic of gender mainstreaming, therefore consequences for all genders must be considered in projects and decisions.
Activities & tasks
In order to achieve the goals in gender equality, the centralized and decentralized gender equality commissioners, the president's council, the staff representatives and the family affairs commissioner collaborate closely. The work of the gender equality commissioners of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) focuses on the following activities and key tasks.
Activities
- Increasing the proportion of women, especially in professorships and leadership positions
- Promotion of young female academics
- Anchoring gender aspects in teaching and research
- Improving the compatibility of family and career/studies (in cooperation with the family representative)
- Measures against gender discrimination and the manifestation of role clichés
Tasks
- Advising the university management and the Senate on all matters relating to gender equality
- Support for appointments and recruitment procedures
- Individual counselling and information for members of the university
- Organisation of events and exhibitions
- Networking and cooperation within and outside the university
More information on tasks, activities and topics can be found on the following pages.
Gender equality at FHP
Gender equality issues include promotion of women, realizing gender diversity, encouraging the use of gender-sensitive language, as well as dealing with discrimination and sexualized violence.
Consultation & funding
The equal opportunities office offers individual advice, information on funding and support in personal and professional matters regarding gender equality.
Projects & activities
Discover projects and activities of the gender equality office, such as events of the Brandenburg women's week or the anniversary exhibition of the FHP gender prize.
Where does the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam stand in terms of gender equality?
The current university ranking according to gender equality aspects 2023 of the CEWS – Center of Excellence Women and Science confirms that the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is one of the leaders in the nationwide comparison of the proportion of women professors. In comparison with 143 other universities of applied sciences, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam once again positioned itself in the top group with 44.66 %. The FHP's gender equality activities were also positively evaluated in the context of the female professors programme III in 2019 – for the third time in a row after 2008 and 2013.
Reports of the equal opportunities commissioner
In accordance with the basic regulations of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, the central equal opportunities officer prepares an equal opportunities report on "the situation of women at the university of applied sciences" at least every three years on the basis of a gender-differentiated data collection. The last equal opportunities report of the university was prepared in 2020. In addition, it regularly reports to the Senate and the university management on its activities. The activity reports are deposited in the internal area.
You can find the reports of the last three years here. If you are interested in older reports, please contact us.
Contact
You can reach the central equal opportunities commissioner from Monday to Tuesday. You can usually meet Sandra Cartes in the office on Tuesday mornings and you are always welcome to make an individual appointment for counselling, on site, by phone or by video call.
Central Equal Opportunities Commssioner
Sandra Cartes, M. A.
Representative of the Central Equal Opportunities Commssioner
Katharina Violet
Representative of the Central Equal Opportunities Commssioner
Janina Lehmann, M. A.
Student Assistant in the Equal Opportunities Office
Decentralised equal opportunities commissioners | Equal opportunities council
There are decentralised equal opportunities commissioners for each department as well as for administration and central institutions. The decentralised equal opportunities commissioners and the central equal opportunities commissioners work together in the equal opportunities council, which evaluates and defines measures in regular meetings.
Social and Educational Sciences Department
Prof. Dr. Friederike Lorenz-Sinai
Deputy: Dr. Marit Cremer
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Department
Prof. Dr. Jeannine Meinhardt
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Anupama Kundoo
Civil Engineering Department
Dipl.-Ing. Rosana Morales Ruiz
Deputy: Dr. Lucia Tyrallovà
Information Sciences Department
Dipl. Phil. Wiss. Dok. Elena Semenova
Deputy: Christiane Strauß
Administration and central facilities
Anke Weiß
Deputy: N. N.