Equal Opportunities Action Plan

The University of Zurich (UZH) and the Faculty of Medicine (MeF) consider equal opportunities and gender equality to be essential prerequisites for academic quality.

In order to promote equal opportunities and equality at the MeF, an action plan has been adopted. This plan provides an analysis of the current situation and defines corresponding goals and measures in line with need for action.

The action plan is both a vision and a framework for orientation and action for the activities of the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich for the period 2022 - 2026.

The action plan is divided into four fields of action. The objectives and measures of the individual fields of action are summarized schematically on the following subpages.

Field of Action A – Study and Teaching

Field of Action B – Academic Junior Staff

Field of Action C – Professorial Appointment

Field of Action D – Culture Change

The Equal Opportunities Commission MeF, established in December 2021, aims to promote the realization of equal opportunities and diversity in the Faculty of Medicine.

To this end, the “Gendered Innovations” approach of the US historian of science and science theorist Prof. Londa L. Schiebinger is applied:

1. Fix the Numbers - increasing participation of the underrepresented gender
2. Fix the Institutions - Promoting equal opportunities in careers through structural change
3. Fix the Knowledge - Including biological and social components of gender in teaching and research