Delete search term

Header

Quick navigation

Main navigation

Diversity as a Core Value at the SML

“We maintain and cultivate diversity and are aware of its benefits in terms of knowledge, innovation, and social cohesion. The diversity of employees with their different age groups, professional backgrounds, and personality profiles, among others, is important to us. As a result, the ZHAW SML has experts for every issue.”

(Core value "Diversity" from 1:10)

Gender Equality Management Concept 2021-2023

The Gender Diversity Strategy for employees was revised in the fall of 2022 and is now the Gender Equality Management Concept.

With the Gender Equality Management Concept 2021-2023, the SML aims to promote a more balanced gender ratio at the SML and improve equal opportunities between men and women in the long term. The emphasis is on fair processes and raising awareness. The concept also takes into account aspects of the ZHAW Gender Equality Management Initiative and focuses on two key subject areas:

Filling Professorial Positions

The SML aims to improve the gender ratio in the long term and ensure equal opportunities between men and women in filling professorial positions.

Until gender parity has been achieved (at least 40% of each gender for professors), the SML pursues the following quantitative targets:

In this area, the main instruments for promoting gender diversity are:

Filling Vacant Management Positions

SML also aims to sustainably improve equal opportunities between men and women when filling new management positions and existing vacancies and achieve a more balanced gender ratio.

To this end, the SML pursues the following quantitative targets:

Diversity Management: Action Areas