In 2019, departmental representatives for the advancement of women and equal opportunities were appointed in the clinics and institutes with more than 20 scientific employees. Their tasks are as follows:

• Contact person for the Women's Representatives and within their department on the topic of the advancement of women/families and equal opportunities
• Evaluation of the current situation in their department and future possibilities of realizing gender and diversity measures in cooperation with the clinic/institute management
• Participation in faculty/clinic internal equal opportunities commission (1 - 2 x / year à 2h; Headed by Women's Representative, Faculty of Medicine)

The aim of assigning these departmental representatives is to increase the visibility of the topic and also to develop models tailored to the clinics/institutes and thus increase the probability of feasibility.

The following aspects will be considered:

• Promoting family friendliness
• Maternity leave bridging
• Core working hours for meetings
• Rotation for specialist training
• New work models: Options for making working hours more flexible
• Concept for implementing paid research time
• Implementation of the recommendation of the German Rectors' Conference "Against sexualized discrimination and sexual harassment at universities"
• Dual and part-time leadership
• Increase in the number of female managers

Currently, target agreements on the advancement of women and equal opportunities are being drawn up, which are set out in writing and signed by the clinic/institute directors and the dean/medical director.

Representative for the advancement of women and equal opportunities