On September 11, 2024, CRC 1333 Board Members, Principal Investigators, post-docs and members of the Management Team participated in a diversity training on equality, anti-discrimination, gender and diversity. The workshop was organized by Dr. Iris Koall Kompetenzentwicklung and facilitated by two trainers: Dr. Mariam Muwanga from the University of Wuppertal and her colleague Prof. Dr. Michael Tunç, from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg).
The workshop dealt with the basic concept of anti-discrimination, gender and diversity. A thorough analysis shed light on the functions of prejudice and stereotypes in the field of gender and diversity. This raised awareness of biases, perception and how to deal with prejudice and identified the formation of “us” and “them” groups. An intersectional perspective was introduced to explore the social dimensions of diversity and to understand the importance of intersectionality in the research context. Diversity and gender in the work environment, with particular emphasis on organic perspectives and work structures was discussed.
The workshop ended with a very insightful group work to identify what gender and diversity policies we already have in place at the CRC 1333, if they are working or if there is still room for improvement and what the next steps might be.
This was particularly helpful we look forward to future workshops on this topic.