On-site-visit at GenderTime research institution IFZ

 

Jennifer Dahmen and Susanne Achterberg research staff and members of the gender equality office at Bergische Universität Wuppertal met GenderTime project members Birgit Hofstätter, Daniela Freitag and Sandra Karner (transfer agent) during an on-site-visit at the Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture (IFZ) in Graz, Austria. A collaborative workshop on 8thMay2014 has addressed current career perspectives of (female) researchers, surrounding working conditions and funding schemes of scientific staff members. Important dynamics on a structural level and support mechanisms to encourage scientific careers at both research institutions had been identified.