Equal Opportunities Working Group

The senate of each university shall establish a working group on equal opportunities responsible for combating gender discrimination as well as discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, religion or conviction, age, or sexual orientation by university governing bodies and for advising and supporting the university’s members and governing bodies in connection with these issues (Section 42 (1) Universities Act 2002).

Furthermore, the Working Group for Equal Opportunities deals with issues relating to equal opportunities and the advancement of women (Section 42 (1) Universities Act 2002 in conjunction with Section 41 (2) Equal Treatment Act (B-GlBG)).

In order to fulfil its responsibilities, the Working Group for Equal Opportunities has extensive rights of information, control and participation.

• annulation of decisions, warnings or other measures
• make decisions/jugdements with regard to the existence of discrimination/bullying/gender and/or sexual harassement/stalking
• represent in court
• issue instructions to university members