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Professional organisations

  • #Keyword Visibility/Public Relations
  • #Keyword Skills and Competences
  • #Keyword Structural Promotion
  • #Keyword Reconcilability
  • #Keyword Networking
  • #Subject Group Engineering
  • #Subject Group Mathematics, Natural Sciences
  • #Subject Group Law, Economics and Social Sciences
  • #Subject Group Cross-disciplinary
  • #Target Group Students
  • #Target Group Professors
  • #Target Group Doctoral Candidates
  • #Target Group Postdocs
  • #Target Group Cross-target Group
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Objective

Advocacy of members' interests, promotion of professional development, assurance of quality standards and ethics

Brief description

Members of individual disciplines or professional groups organise themselves in professional associations. They can network internally, receive further training and work on subject-specific challenges and also represent their interests externally. In addition to general professional associations, there are also feminist professional associations that specifically advocate for the interests of women* in certain professional fields. These organisations not only promote professional development and compliance with standards and ethical guidelines, but also address the specific challenges that women* face in their professional lives. They offer advice, mentoring programmes, networking opportunities and information on current developments with a particular focus on equity and equal opportunities. Feminist professional organisations thus make an important contribution to increasing the visibility of women*, promoting their career opportunities and increasing professional recognition in various sectors.
You can find a non-exhaustive selection of professional organisations below.

deutscher ingenieurinnenbund e.V.

The deutsche ingenieurinnenbund e.V. (dib) (German Association of Women Engineers) has been advocating for women in technical professions for 30 years. The nationwide network comprises 22 regional groups and maintains numerous successful collaborations with other associations, which are continuously being expanded.

Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund (DAB) e.V.

The Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund (DAB) e.V. (German Academic Women's Association) is committed to promoting female academics and students in Germany and abroad as well as equal rights in family, career and politics. It offers mentoring, supports networking through working groups and awards up to two graduation scholarships for young female academics completing their doctorates each year. The DAB also awards the Sophie La Roche Prize to women who have shown particular commitment to the advancement of women.

Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit der DPG

The Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit (AKC) (Equal Opportunities Working Group) represents the interests of female physicists at all career levels in the DPG and in public. It is committed to improving the framework conditions and networking of female physicists, including through conferences such as the German Women Physicists' Conference, the DPG Spring Meetings, the ICWIP as well as workshops and the visualization of outstanding female scientists through initiatives such as the Lise Meitner Lectures and the "Physicist of the Week" project.

Society for Women* in Philosophy – Verein zur Förderung von Frauen* in der Philosophie (SWIP Germany e.V.)

SWIP Germany e.V. (Society for Women* in Philosophy Germany) is an association for the promotion of women* in philosophy. SWIP has been networking and supporting female* philosophers in German-speaking countries since 2012 and is committed to gender parity at all academic levels. The network offers a forum for the exchange of information, promotes cooperation and is involved in areas such as networking, mentoring, conference organization as well as lobbying and cooperation with non-profit organizations in Germany and abroad.

Deutscher Juristinnenbund e.V.

The Deutscher Juristinnenbund e.V. (djb) (German Association of Women Lawyers) is an association of female lawyers, economists and business economists. Its aim is to promote equal rights and gender equality in all areas of society. The djb is independent, non-partisan and non-denominational and develops legal and socio-political demands on gender equality issues in voluntary commissions.

FIB - Frauen im Ingenieurberuf (VDI)

The VDI network "Frauen im Ingenieurberuf" (Women in Engineering) was initially founded as a committee in 1965 and offers around 11,000 female engineers a platform for exchange and mutual support. Its aim is to bring women in engineering into contact with each other and to inspire them so that they can use their technical and individual experience and skills effectively at every stage of their lives. The participants are committed to a society and working environment that utilizes diversity and promotes family and pay equity.

Bundesverband der Frau in Business und Management e.V. (BFBM)

Under the motto "Women empower women", the Bundesverband der Frau in Business und Management e.V. (B.F.B.M.) (Federal Association of Women in Business and Management) offers self-employed and employed women a nationwide, cross-industry network, regional groups and further education and training events. The association promotes professional contacts, fosters exchange with social groups and institutions, shares experiences from everyday working life and acts as a public interest group in professional, political and social areas.

Femtec.Alumnae e.V.

Femtec.Alumnae is a network of women from STEM professions who have completed the Femtec.GmbH career building program. The members offer personal exchange, further training opportunities and contacts, act as ambassadors for technology and science and motivate young women to study technology and science. They also campaign for better career opportunities for women in STEM professions and for a balance between work and family life for women and men.

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