Gender Monitoring

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Ulrike Brands-Proharam Gonzalez

Gleichstellungsbeauftragte

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+49 241 80 99236

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Jana Zimmermann

Stellvertretende Gleichstellungsbeauftragte

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+49 241 80 99237

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RWTH has set ambitious goals when it comes to gender equality: By 2030, the proportion of female professors shall increase to 30 percent.

Using the "cascade model", equal-opportunity quotas are determined for the various qualification levels (the current quotas for the individual subject groups are specified in the following official announcement).

 

The data collected as part of the gender monitoring process allow us to observe the representation of women and men in the various university groups and track developments over time.

This makes it possible to detect progress, stagnation, or even setbacks, verify the effectiveness of measures in place, and take further action accordingly.

 

Moreover, gender monitoring enables benchmarking with other universities at German and international levels.

Of course, there are also people at RWTH who do not identify as male or female. Data collection is currently being revised so that in the future, the total number of students and employees will also include the options of "non-binary" and "prefer not to say". No other details are shown for data protection reasons.

 
 
 

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Leadership Positions

The figures show the current proportions of women and men leadership positions at the University. It can be seen that women are underrepresented at almost all management levels.

Leadership Positions

Female Students in STEM

This document provides an overview of the development of female student numbers in the STEM courses of study at RWTH Aachen since the winter semester of 2008/09. Remarkably, the proportion of female students in the biology and architecture courses of study is more than 50 percent, while women are clearly underrepresented in computer science, physics, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering and information technology. In these courses of study, the proportion of women is below 20 percent, and the numbers of women taking up studies in these subjects is rising very slowly.

Female Students in STEM

Gender Ticker

The annual Gender Ticker provides an overview of the proportions of men and women in the various University groups, such as students, doctoral candidates, junior professors, et cetera.

Gender Ticker 2022 (PowerPoint)

Gender Ticker 2021 (PowerPoint)

Gender Ticker 2020 (PowerPoint)