Good career opportunities for women

The nationwide "University Ranking by Gender Equality Aspects 2021" makes the developments of universities in the area of gender equality comparable and visible with the help of quantitative indicators. The ranking measures the proportion of women at different levels of qualification at the universities: from students to professors. The ranking does not show individual rankings in the evaluation, but forms three ranking groups: top group, middle group and bottom group. The University of Kassel is in the top group three times and in the middle group four times. Only three universities were better in the ranking. The University of Kassel does particularly well in terms of the proportion of women in senior academic career positions.

Equality in the profile and mission statement of the University of Kassel

"Many factors contribute to this positive development, first and foremost the successful participation in the female professors program, targeted appointment policies and equality-oriented promotion of young academics," explains Women's and Equal Opportunity Officer Dr. Sylke Ernst. "The ranking is a nice interim finding," said a pleased Prof. Dr. Sonja Buckel, vice president of the university since October 1, 2021. "But there are still areas where women are not sufficiently represented or a natural part of the college. That's why we will continue to consider diversity in managing and assuring quality at our university - from prospective students throughout their careers."

The Center of Excellence Women in Science and Research (CEWS), as part of GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, produces the university ranking according to equality aspects every two years. The ranking has established itself as an important component of quality assurance for equality at universities and colleges. This ranking not only looks at the status quo, but also at changes over time in the areas of academic staff and professorships. This year's ranking is based on data for the year 2019. The current ranking includes data from 293 higher education institutions; the overall ranking provides information on 66 universities, 139 universities of applied sciences and 43 universities of the arts. Due to the current data situation - the data is consistently taken from the higher education statistics of the Federal Statistical Office - the ranking is based on a binary gender model.

Further information:

The University of Kassel achieved the following rankings:

University of Kassel in the top group

• Scientific qualification after doctorate:
  indicates the proportion of women in habilitations and junior professorships in relation to the proportion of women in doctorates
• Professorships:
  indicates the proportion of women in professorships (excluding junior professorships) in relation to the proportion of women in doctoral degrees.
• Development of the proportion of women in the scientific and artistic staff below the lifetime professorship from 2012 to 2017 (universities only)

University of Kassel in the middle group

• Students:
  indicates the proportion of female students at the respective university in those subjects in which female students are underrepresented nationwide (in relation to the nationwide proportion of female students) . The average value is calculated for all these subjects at the university.
• Doctorates:
  indicates the proportion of female doctorates in relation to the proportion of female students.
• Full-time academic and artistic staff below the lifetime professorship level:
  indicates the proportion of women in the staff groups "lecturers and assistants," "research assistants," and "teachers for special tasks" as well as junior professorships in relation to the proportion of female students.
• Proportion of women in professorships in 2014 and 2019 (universities):
  indicates the difference between the proportion of women in 2014 and the proportion of women in 2019, i.e., changes over the course of five years

Publication:

Löther, A. (2021). University ranking according to equality aspects 2021. (cews.publik, 24). Cologne: GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-74765-6

Contact:
Dr. Sylke Ernst
Head of the Equality Unit
Mönchebergstr. 19
34109 Kassel
Tel.: +49 561 804-2268
E-mail: gleichstellung[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Press contact:
Sebastian Mense
University of Kassel
Communications, Press and Public Relations
Tel.: +49 561 804-1961
E-mail: presse[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
www.uni-kassel.de