Gender and Diversity
Creating equal opportunities
Our campus is a tolerant and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome. We actively oppose societal inequalities based on gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and social/ethnic background. This is reflected, among other things, in our initiative and support for innovative projects promoting inclusion, gender equality, and diversity.
Equal opportunities is a key principle of our Gender Equality Plan 2023-2025. It also outlines our goals for continuous development and improvement.
Gender Equality Plan
Gender & Diversity in our Research
St. Pölten UAS conducts research projects on a wide range of topics. Integrating gender and diversity aspects can offer new insights and generate added value for society.
Helpful Resources
You need advice on how to include Gender & Diversity aspects in your research design? The external resources listed below can help you with that.
- Link collection of the Federal Chancellery on data collection and evaluation based on gender in various fields of society in Austria (in German)
- The Project „Gendered Innovations" of the University of Stanford (Londa Schiebinger) offers Case Studies and Checklists to integrate gender and diversity in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering and Environment
- Paper of the European Commission (Londa Schiebinger, Ineke Klinge): Gendered Innovations 2: How Inclusive Analysis Contributes to Research and Innovation (PDF)
- Advice Paper of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) (Simone Buitendijk, Katrien Maes): Gendered research and innovation. Integrating sex and gender analysis into the research process (PDF)
- Recommendations for the Integration of Gender Analysis into Research, Guidelines and Checklists for Research Funding Organizations, Grant Applicants and Peer Reviewers/Evaluators
- Toolkit and Training Package to integrate gender aspects into research (PDF)
Videos
Videos were created as part of the EU project GEECCO 'Gender Equality in Engineering through Communication and Commitment' (Brigitte Ratzer, Bettina Enzenhofer). They illustrate the importance of considering gender and diversity aspects in STEM subjects.
You want to know more? Feel free to ask!
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