Gender Equality

Equal treatment of men and women is one of the declared aims of the NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence. Women are still under-represented at higher academic levels. In order to counteract this, NeuroCure has developed special support measures, based on the equality strategies of its partner organization, in order to sustainably increase the proportion of female management personnel. NeuroCure here takes into account family circumstances and supports both female and male scientists in combining work and family. 

With the aim of achieving a balanced gender ratio in leading positions, NeuroCure has successfully implemented the following measures and programs:

  • professorships for female scientists
  • femal postdoc positions for advanced female scientists with start-up fund and personnel equipment for building up a small working group
  • mentoring program for women
  • financial support for flexible childcare
  • active approaching of female scientists in appointment procedures
  • supporting of dual career couples

Thanks to the successful strategy of NeuroCure, the proportion of female professors within the cluster has almost doubled from 12% to 23 %.

 

Overview percentage of women at NeuroCure:
 
Principal Investigators   23%
Professors 26%
Research Associates 50%
Non-academic Staff 70%