in the light of decreasing funding across the board.). (by way of blocking any other choice) and b) the funding situation (cf 1),Įsp. This may be a result of a) policy makers demanding more female professors They can get it (if they play their cards right). Hiring of professors works in Germany, if the commission wants phenotype X, You hear stories, but there will often be no paper trail as these thingsĬan and tend to be decided behind the curtains. Training seminars only open for women (which is not always enforced). (who have special roles and privileges) and often have funds spent on e.g. There are support structures available only to women, such as the concept See some press on one case here and here. Official statements regarding systemic discrimination (of men) are hard toĬome by (even if it is effectively encouraged/enforced by policy at times). One of the two professor positions will be tendered twice as
This is probably an effect of additional funds for women being available (cf 1).īut also regular positions can be designated for women only, see e.g. must bring forward proof of at least one highly There are professor positions offered only to women¹.įor one thing, there are "additional" positions like those mentioned above
an additional 150 million Euros availableīest-effort translation by myself from the German original. Up to three professor positions per university [are This is a success - but not nearly enough. Thanks to the Female Professors Program and have been staffed with women. "There are not enough female professors, most university teachersĪre men. Special funding for female professors by BMBF: There are scholarships and other forms of funding specifically (andĮxclusively) geared towards women (at all levels). In Germany, women are in some instances preferred over men for professor positions, to the point of excluding male applicants at all. It is about what happens in reality.Īnswers should be supported by either references to publicly available policies, research, or firsthand personal experience (e.g. But please keep in mind that the question is not about why deliberate gender preferential treatment is a good or a bad idea. This does not include unintentional bias, which might occur as part of human nature.īy "STEM fields" I mean: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.Īnswers can be about any country. In other words, Person B would have been selected ahead of Person A had gender not been taken into account.īy "deliberate" I mean: as a matter of policy at the department or university or state or national level, or at the discretion of the committee that makes the decision. By "gender preferential treatment" I mean: Person A is selected ahead of Person B partly because of gender.
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