Organisation and committees
Organisation and committees
According to the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act, one of the tasks of universities is to promote the realisation of equal opportunities for women and men and to work towards the elimination of existing disadvantages (cf. § 3 para. 3 NHG).
The Chief Gender Equality Officer works towards the fulfilment of the university's gender equality mandate (cf. § 42 para. 2 sentence 1 NHG). She must be involved in all discussions on university planning as well as structural and personnel decisions, as all areas can have an impact on the interests of women (cf. LT-Drucks. 14/2541, 84 f). It must be involved comprehensively and in good time in all matters that may fall within its area of responsibility in accordance with Section 42 NHG, in particular also in structural plans (cf. Section 14 of the University Charter of the University of Oldenburg).
The Chief Gender Equality Officer has the right to make proposals to the Presidential Board. She is an advisory member of the University Senate and its committees, the University Council and other bodies and committees (cf. Section 42 (3) NHG). In particular, she is a member of the Commission of the Senate for Gender Equality (KfG) and conducts the business of the commission.
It advises the university management and the faculty management on strategic issues relating to the implementation of the Gender equality mandate, in particular the Vice President for Gender equality, who is supported by the Planning and Development Unit.
Fundamentals and strategic issues (internal to the university)
Chief Gender Equality Officer and departmental gender equality officers
Within the schools, central departments and central administration, the departmental gender equality officers work in close consultation with the Chief Gender Equality Officer to ensure that the equality mandate is fulfilled within their respective schools or organisational units, particularly in relation to forthcoming personnel measures (job vacancies, recruitment, promotions, the assignment of higher-level duties and reclassifications, etc.). The Chief Gender Equality Officer and Departmental Gender Equality Officers must be jointly involved in development planning and structural measures of the Schools or organisational units (see Section 15 of the University of Oldenburg’s university charter).
Gender equality commission
Together with the Chief Gender Equality Officer, the Commission for Gender Equality develops proposals for the Presidential Board and the University Senate for the fulfilment of the University's gender equality mandate. The KFG meets in public.
Central women's plenary assembly and decentralised women's assembly
The Women’s General Assembly is convened at least once a year by the University’s Chief Gender Equality Officer. The Equality Commission is established by the University Senate on the recommendation of the Women’s General Assembly (see Sections 13 et seq. of the university charter).
The decentralised women’s assemblies in the schools, central institutions and the central administration propose Departmental Gender Equality Officers. These are convened by the respective head of the organisational unit (see Section 15 of the university charter).
The Chief Gender Equality Officer is a member of theState Conference of Gender Equality Officers at Universities in Lower Saxony and the Federal Conference of Women's and Gender Equality Officers at Universities.