Measures
As there might be various reasons for not pursuing a career in science, such us unconscious bias, family decisions, financial considerations and workplace cultures, we try to tackle them individually and globally by offering support and various activities.
- Employment of student helpers during pregnancy/parental leave
- Set-up of the parent-child room
- Flying Nanny Service
- Emergency child care at the institute (ProKi, PME)
- Holiday child care at the institute (ProKi)
- Procurement of toys for child care
- Home office equipment
University support:
- Studying and pursuing an academic career with children (max 400Euro/month; coordinated by the family office at University of Bonn; contact person: Mrs. Xenia Lehr)
- Corona specific measures: WHK position (9.5hrs/week) for a maximum of 6 months
- LIMES WiS lecture series: invitation of established female scientists to give talks at LIMES
- Student helper positions for female group leaders/professors
- Workshops: scientific writing/presentation
- Project funding (WiS Research Grants 2019) for female early career scientists
- Registration fees and travel/accommodation costs for soft skills seminars
- Participation in the organization of the EMBL-DFG WiS
- Network Meetings in Heidelberg 2016 / Münster 2018
- Registration fees for WiS conferences outside Bonn
- Personal coaching
