Equal Opportunities Representative

The full women's assembly of the department has elected Naomi Rachel Hoffmann as the equal opportunities representative of the faculty, and Mandy Gratz and Gloria Fears-Heinzel as deputies.

The equal opportunities representative

advises students and employees in cases of gender-based discrimination
advises in conflicts
advises those affected by sexual harassment as well as the university departments on preventive measures
acts in an advisory capacity in structural and development planning and in all personnel decisions - especially in personnel procedures–in order to ensure equal opportunities in the higher education reform process
ensures that equal opportunities become relevant as a performance criterion in the teaching, research and staff structure evaluations
is responsible for developing, implementing and updating plans for equal opportunities for women
promotes the integration of gender studies in research and teaching in all faculties
cooperates with other women's and equal opportunities officers and with non-university (women's) initiatives

The women's general assembly of each institute elects the institute's equal opportunities officer and her deputy.

The equal opportunities representative of the departments:

Department of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature

Mandy Gratz Marília Jöhnk

Department of German Literature

Esther Köhring Frederike Middelhoff

Department of Psycholinguistics and the Didactics of German

Tanja Kunz Dr. Barbara Voet-Cornelli

Department of English and American Studies

Gloria Fears-Heinzel Monika Beck

Department of Romance Literatures and Languages

Dr. Roberta Colbertaldo Dr. Lena Schönwälder Silvia Schaefer