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Drei Personen sitzen am Tisch eines Seminarraums und unterhalten sich.

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WOMEN&WORK career fair on 23 October online

On 23 October 2021, WOMEN&WORK will once again be held digitally from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for female students and graduates. Participation is free of charge.

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#UNPINKED – The global LGBTIQ+ Diversity Conferenz at 15 September

Pride month is over and the rainbow colors have quickly disappeared from company logos. But what are best practices to promote genuine appreciation and equal opportunities for LGBTIQ+ people? To facilitate international knowledge transfer, UHLALA Group presents the second edition of #UNPINKED | The ...

Eine Person hält einen Stift in der Hand und ist dabei etwas an eine Tafel zu schreiben.

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Call for Proposals for the Maria Gräfin von Linden Award

For the eleventh time, the Association of Baden-Württembergischer Wissenschaftlerinnen will award the Maria Gräfin von Linden Prize in 2021. This year, applications can be submitted for the two scientific fields, humanities and cultural studies and also mathematics/science/technology.

Zwei Studentinnen unterhalten sich und laufen die Treppe im Gebäude L 1 runter.

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Completion Funding and Bridge Funding for Female Researchers

You are about to complete your doctorate, financing, however, will expire earlier.

Ein Regebogen ist mit Kreide oder Sprühfarbe auf den Asphalt vor dem Ehrenhof gemalt.

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International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on 17 May 2021 Together: Resistance, Support, Healing

Supporters and members of the LGBTQ* community use this day as an annual event to draw attention and raise awareness. 17 May became the designated day due to the 1990 World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder.

Zwei Aufbewahrungsgläser mit Süßwaren gefüllt stehen auf einem Tisch.

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Your creativity is requested for the international day of families

Every family is unique, colorful and diverse. We want to use the International Day of Families, annualy held on 15. May, to invite all families of the University of Mannheim to share a creative family portrayal with us.

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Representation Not Sufficient for Promoting Gender Diversity, Study Says

Representation of women and minorities in groups, which choose organisation’s leaders on its own is not sufficient to support gender diversity unless the organisational culture changes, a recently published study showed.

Screenshot von dem Wikipedia-Eintrag von Irma Klauser-Cronheim.

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New on Wikipedia: Brilliant Women and Pioneers of Medical Studies

As part of a seminar in linguistics about the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, students at the University of Mannheim created a total of 24 Wikipedia articles about important women, many of whom came from Mannheim and the surrounding area.

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, the Department of Gender and Equal Opportunity of the University of Mannheim has designed a new website to draw attention to violence against women and girls. The website offers help to everyone ...

Bücher liegen auf einem Tisch.

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Family Assistance in Research Special Program

Funding for researchers to hire student and research assistants during periods of increased family responsibilities