Equality of women and men
Since 2010, the IPB has continuously carried the Total-E-Quality award (PDF) and has again recieved this title for the years 2022 to 2024. For this fifth award in a row, the institute also received the Sustainability Award. The jury's decision states that:
"At the IPB, an unprejudiced and appreciative organizational culture is cultivated, which is demonstrated by excellent onboarding [...] and active efforts towards (female) junior scientists. [...] To be awarded five times is a clear evidence of a strong and sustainable commitment. The IPB is a role model for the successful implementation of equal opportunities and diversity and in this role contributes significantly to societal progress."
Equality between women and men
Certain phases of life, e.g. childcare periods, are taken into account and are anchored in our equality plan and the Equality Implementation Agreement (AvGlei). Of course, we also take into account times in which the applicant has spend family care leave periods in accordance with the Family Care Act (FPfZG) and, if applicable, other personal circumstances or life phases.
According to a survey of research-oriented equality standards in the Leibniz Association, the IPB ranked among the top 20 Leibniz institutes in 2015. A similar above-average result was achieved in the same survey in 2020. This is a special acknowledgement of the commitment of those responsible within the framework of equal opportunities and is an inspiration for further activities in this field. Contact persons are our Equal Opportunities Officer Melanie Rasch and her deputy Petra Schäfer.
Women in management positions
The Institute promotes the academic career of academic staff to a professorship, given the corresponding scientific qualifications are achieved and this is part of their personal career planning.
Since 2013, twelve scientific working group leaders and postdoctoral researchers of the Institute have successfully participated in mentoring programmes with the support of the IPB. That is the Leibniz mentoring program for outstanding female scientists, the program of the Schering Foundation "Young Leaders in Science" and the mentoring program for female doctoral students at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). The personnel basis for aspired and possible external recruitment to a professorship has developed very positively in recent years, especially with regard to the proportion of women at group leader level. This has created the basic conditions for the IPB to provide support right through to professorships.
Our equal opportunity officers
Melanie Rasch
Department: Administration and Infrastructure
Job Title: Administrative Scientific Purchase
Petra Schäfer
Department: Cell and Metabolic Biology
Job Title: Technician