Women's representative of the Faculty of Medicine

Tasks of the Women's Representative

The Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (Bayerisches Hochschulinnovationsgesetz ) states under Art. 22, Equality, Sentence 3:

¹ Representatives for equal opportunities for women in science and the arts are appointed at the universities to ensure that female scientists, artists, female teaching staff and students are not disadvantaged.

² They are obliged to maintain confidentiality, are not bound by instructions and support the universities in the performance of their duties in accordance with para. 1.

³ The representatives are elected by the Senate for the university and by the Faculty Council for the faculties.

⁴ The representative elected for the university is a voting member of the Extended Executive Board and the Senate, including its committees, and the representative elected for the faculties is a voting member of the Faculty Council, including its committees, and the appointment committees.

⁵ The university management involves the representative in matters concerning him or her and regularly gives him or her the opportunity to raise concerns.

⁶ The university management may appoint the representative as a member of the university management in an advisory capacity.

⁷ In addition, the basic regulations govern participation in other bodies.

⁸ It may provide for the appointment of deputies.

Women's Representative of the Faculty of Medicine

Women's Representative of the LMU

The LMU Women's Representative offers numerous workshops and supports young female academics, students with parental or care responsibilities and female students with various types of funding.