Office for Gender Equality, University of Berne

The university is committed to gender equality for men and women. It promotes the success of both men and women in academia with effective instruments of gender equality and career models. The University of Bern thus has a Gender Equality Commission as well as an Office for Gender Equality and, in particular, pursues the following goals:

• an appropriate proportion of both genders can be found at all levels
• true equality of men and women is actively practiced by everyone
• compatibility of study, professional and care commitments is possible for men and women
• Gender research is a permanent feature embedded within the university