Gender Equality at the HZI

The working group AK FR.E.CH. consists of a maximum of ten women. Following the "Agreement on the Promotion of Equal Opportunities", the members will be elected by the female employees for a four-year period. The chairperson of the working group is the Equal Opportunities Officer. The Assistant Equal Opportunities Officer and the women's representatives are designated representatives according to the Rules of internal Procedure AK FR.E.CH.

The team supports the management as well as the Equal Opportunities Officer. The main issues of the working group are gender equality, compatibility of career and family life and the improvement of the professional situation - especially of women - at the HZI. The members are contact persons for all women and men at the HZI.