Gender-sensitive STEM education – how and why?

Alongside a lack of role models and gender-stereotypical ways of thinking, the academic cultures that have developed over time play a significant role in the under-representation of women in many STEM degree programmes.

In the self-study course ‘Gender-sensitive STEM teaching – how and why?’, you will find a concise and practice-oriented overview of the key structures that hinder women’s equal participation. We aim to encourage you to reflect on your own perceptions and attitudes, thereby enabling approaches to change teaching practices. In a teaching methods toolkit, we present a selection of teaching and learning methods that promote a gender-sensitive design of courses whilst remaining suitable for conveying scientific or technical content.

The self-study course is embedded within a Stud.IP study group, which is open to all interested lecturers and also offers an opportunity for discussion. A certificate of attendance can be issued upon completion of all course assignments. Further information on this can be found within the course.