prevention
An attentive and sensitive approach to the topic of discrimination is part of the management task and the mission statement of JMU Würzburg.
As a manager, whether in research, teaching or administration, it is your responsibility to counteract discrimination and to protect employees and students from it.
If you recognise signs of discrimination or are taken into confidence by those affected, you must react:
- Take the reports seriously. Speaking up requires courage and confidence. Do not trivialise the situation and do not play down its significance.
- Do not take any further steps without consulting the person concerned. The staff at the contact centre will be happy to discuss the case with you anonymously and help you deal with the situation.
- Take a clear stance on discrimination.
- Assure support, but only promise what you can keep.
- Discuss possible options for action and, if necessary, point out university or external support services related to discrimination.
If you have any questions or uncertainties, please contact the Helpdesk at any time (anonymously if you wish). In addition, the contact persons appointed by the university and the conflict management team are also available to advise you. You can find the relevant contact details and other points of contact under the tab Further information and external points of contact.
Initial recommendations for prevention can be found here.
An informative podcast episode on the topic of discrimination as a leadership challenge from the ZEIT Akademie can be found here.
Further information, assistance and materials on anti-discrimination at universities can also be found via the following links (in German):
Antidiskriminierungsberatung an Hochschulen: Von der Theorie zur Praxis
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Schneller / Chripa, 2024
Bausteine für einen systematischen Diskriminierungsschutz an Hochschulen
Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes, 2024
Geschlechts- und Herkunftseffekte bei der Benotung juristischer Staatsprüfungen
Emanuel V. Towfigh / Christian Traxler / Andreas Glöckner, 2014
Antidiskriminierung an Hochschulen – Lernen, Vernetzen, Handeln
Antidiskriminierungsverband Deutschland e. V. | advd, 2024
Bausteine für Antidiskriminierungsarbeit an Hochschulen
Diversity-Tag der Universität Bamberg, 18.5.2021 Online-Vortrag
Diskriminierungsfreie Hochschule: Mit Vielfalt Wissen schaffen
Projekt der Prognos AG, im Auftrag der Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes, Erster Projektbericht: 2010/2011
Einen Unterschied machen. Diversitäts- und Antidiskriminierungspolitiken an deutschen Hochschulen
Damiela Heitzmann, 2024
