Welcome to the research group Gender/Diversity in Informatics Systems (GeDIS) at the faculty of Electrical Engineering/Computing at the University of Kassel, Germany. 

GeDIS introduces perspectives from gender and diversity studies to computing  to enhance innovation and inclusiveness through a sociotechnical approach.  

GeDIS is part of the interdisciplinary Research Center for Information System Design (ITeG) which focuses on socially responsible IT design.

NEWS

21.04.2019

Prof. Draude to speak at the conference "Gender Equality Poilicies in Research Institutions: Promoting transformative and sustainable change"

The conference is part of the EQUAL-IST project and will take place on 22 May 2019 in Brussels, Belgium.[mehr]

18.04.2019

Prof. Drau­de Sach­ver­stän­di­ge für Gleich­stel­lungs­be­richt des BMFS­FJ

Am 5. April 2019 hat Bundesministerin Dr. Franziska Giffey die Sachverständigenkommission für den 3. Gleichstellungsbericht berufen. Mitglied der Kommission ist auch Prof. Dr. Claude Draude, Professorin und Leiterin des...[mehr]

18.04.2019

Discussion and documentary viewing "Visiting Practices with Donna Haraway"

A discussion and documentary viewing about philosopher D. Haraway's work will take place on April 26 at 19:00h at Kunsthochschule Kassel. [mehr]

10.04.2019

CF+ Lab Meeting "Pulling the strings together: Techno-politics, practices and strategies at the intersection of computing/theory/arts"

The last Lab Meeting will take place on April 29 with contributions by Sandra Buchmüller (TU Braunschweig), Isabel Paehr (artist, Berlin) and Pat Treusch (TU Berlin).[mehr]

02.04.2019

Loren Britton to participate in a "Networks with an Attitude" work session

GeDIS researcher and artist Loren Britton will take part in a week-long work session on networks, organised by Constant collective in Belgium.[mehr]

01.04.2019

Nana Kesewaa Dankwa to contribute to the Symposium "Digitalisierung mitdenken - mitgestalten"

N.K. Dankwa will talk about gender in smart home technological innovation during the symposium that will take place on 28 June 2019 at the Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg.[mehr]

28.03.2019

Audio recording of Femke Snelting's talk now available!

Listen the audio recording of Femke Snelting's talk about methodologies between computational practice and feminist theory.[mehr]