Gender Equality Committee

The members and guests of the MNF Gender Equality Committee. 

The Gender Equality Committee of the Faculty of Science is an ad hoc committee of the faculty. It advises the Faculty Assembly, the Faculty Committee, and the Dean on matters relating to gender equality, particularly in professorial affairs, the faculty and campus culture, and in other areas not covered by the UZH Gender Equality Commission. It carries out projects independently or on behalf of the Dean's Office or the Faculty Assembly.

The tasks of the Gender Equality Committee include: 

• Innovating and monitoring professorial appointment and promotion procedures within the Faculty of Science 
• Confronting and counteracting unconscious gender bias in all aspects of science research and teaching 
• Tracking the career paths of our students and scientists inside and outside of academia 
• Promoting family-friendly working conditions 
• Close cooperation with the UZH Gender Equality Commission. 

The creation of the ad hoc Gender Equality Committee was approved on 14 April 2016 by the Faculty Assembly.