Stereotypical everyday thinking about gender, ethnicity and religion etc. has become inscribed in the structures of academia and is reproduced again and again in research, teaching and administration. Changes towards a gender- and diversity-sensitive academic culture are therefore an important goal for Goethe University, but one that can only be achieved in the long term. In order to counteract bias effects in science and research, Goethe University places a focus on promoting gender studies as well as research that relates to other diversity categories, such as research on migration or inclusion.
Gender Studies is an inter- or transdisciplinary and internationally oriented field of science and research that understands "gender" as a category of critical analysis in science, culture and society, and examines conditions and meanings of gender and gender relations in different historical, social, and political contexts. This involves topics such as the division of labor and the gender pay gap, questions of recognition and discrimination, different ways of life and lifestyles, or gender images in various media and their influence on everyday life. Central questions are the social and cultural shaping of gender relations and the formation and change of the understanding of "gender" and "gender differences".
The Cornelia Goethe Center for Women's and Gender Studies (CGC) is an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented research and study center of the Goethe University Frankfurt a. M., in which scholars from different departments cooperate. The scientific profile is determined by the focal points and current research questions of those involved in the center. In cooperation with eight departments of the Goethe University Frankfurt, the CGC offers the interdisciplinary B.A. minor in Gender Studies with 60 credit points. Students also have the opportunity to complete a certificate program.
The list of projects funded so far can be found here (German).
2023 Call for Proposals “Small Gender Projects"
New since 2022: “Small Gender Projects" - Two-year Doctoral Scholarship
With the 2022 Call for Proposals, Goethe University Frankfurt is supporting, the start or completion of two doctoral projects in gender and intersectionality studies. The criteria for an application can be found in the call for applications conditions. Please use the application form.
The next call for proposals will start 2024.
The goal of Goethe University is to:
• improve the quality of teaching and research by integrating the results of gender research,
• impart gender and diversity competencies in university didactics and teacher training, and
• further promote the attractiveness of STEM subjects for students by including gender aspects in teaching.
Visiting address
Goethe University Frankfurt a.M.
Equal Opportunities Office
SKW-Building
Rostocker Str. 2
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49 69 798-18698
Email: gleichstellungsbuero@uni-frankfurt.de
Postal address
Equal Opportunities Office
Goethe University Frankfurt a.M.
Postbox 227
60629 Frankfurt am Main