Equality, parity and diversity

Incarner la politique Égalité, parité, diversité de l'Université de Strasbourg

Au cœur de son engagement pour l'égalité, la parité et la diversité, l'Université de Strasbourg a créé une mission dédiée. La Mission égalité, parité, diversité s'adresse à tous les personnels et les étudiantes et étudiants de l'Université de Strasbourg. Elle a pour mission de :

Veiller au respect de l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes dans le recrutement, le suivi ou le déroulement des carrières
Détecter et dénoncer des cas récurrents d'inégalités ou toute forme de discrimination concernant les personnels et les étudiantes et étudiants de l'université
Sensibiliser chacun et chacune aux questions d'abus de pouvoir, de harcèlement moral ou sexuel
Viser à l'amélioration de la qualité de vie professionnelle à l'université pour bien articuler carrière et vie personnelle

La mission est à l'écoute de tous sur ces questions. Elle peut être saisie par courriel.

Promoting gender equality

The University of Strasbourg guarantees respect for gender equality in all aspects of student and staff life. It is fully committed to this through an action plan that is in accordance with the law and ministerial and European recommendations. This plan is based on the following six strategic principles:

Overseeing, preventing and tackling pay gaps
Ensuring the same employment opportunities for all genders in the civil service
Facilitating a work-life balance
Preventing and tackling discrimination, acts of violence, moral or sexual harassment and sexist behaviour
Promoting a policy of equality
Raising awareness of the issue among students and future students and providing them with the necessary support

Committing to gender equality at national and international level

The university plays a key role at national level. It is one of the 11 founding members of the Standing Conference of Equality and Diversity Officers (Conférence permanente des chargé·e·s de mission égalité et diversité – CPED, website only available in French), which it chaired from its creation in 2011 until November 2016. The university is also part of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Policy Group of the League of European Research Universities (LERU).

Each year, the university community is invited to advocate for women's rights on International Women's Day on 8 March. The aim is to highlight the place of women in our history and society.

Preventing and combating gender-based, sexual, homophobic and transphobic violence

The university is committed to lending an ear, and providing support and assistance to the entire university community (all students, and faculty and administrative staff members). If you witness or are a victim of gender-based, sexual, homophobic or transphobic violence: "Speak out! Don’t keep quiet or feel you’re alone."

A listening and support service (VSSH – gender-based, sexual, homophobic and transphobic violence) is on hand to provide you with rapid and professional support. It is made up of a psychologist, a social worker and legal experts. You can contact them by email at violences-sexistes@unistra.fr. The team will get back to you within two business days.

Find more information and resources on the fight against gender-based, sexual, homophobic and transphobic violence

Each year on 25 November, the university marks its commitment to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by stepping up its awareness-raising and prevention initiatives aimed at the university community.

Raising awareness of and combating discrimination

The university promotes education as a lever for change. The aim is to raise awareness among experts and citizens of the processes in place and to teach them how to best identify ways to combat discrimination. Students have access to a number of introductory courses, for example, "Discrimination: Identification, Understanding and Action" (Identification, compréhension et actions) and "History of Women and Gender" (Histoire des femmes et du genre). Some training incorporates awareness-raising courses and workshops, or includes mandatory courses, for example, the European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials Science (École européenne d'ingénieurs de chimie, polymères et matériaux – ECPM) has introduced a mandatory course entitled "Gender Equality: stereotypes and discrimination" (Égalité femmes-hommes : stéréotypes et discriminations). Similarly, future teachers at the Higher Institute for Teaching and Education (Institut national supérieur du professorat et de l'éducation – Inspé, website only available in French) follow a module on gender equality, stereotypes and discrimination. For further specialisation, the Sociology master's degree offers an academic programme entitled "Inequality and Discrimination" (Inégalités et discriminations, website only available in French).

The university also participates in the project entitled "New Approach to Post-High School Orientation in Alsace" (Nouvelle approche pour l'orientation post-bac en Alsace – Noria, website only available in French), whose aim is to support the ambitions of people who are not exposed to the studying environment, facilitate their orientation, deconstruct stereotypes, and reduce self-limiting beliefs that prevent them from considering studying as an option.

The Office for Scientific Culture and Mediation – Jardin des sciences (website only available in French) is working with the Femmes & Sciences association to raise awareness of women in science among teachers and high-school pupils to commemorate occasions such as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February).

Integrating the university's equality, parity and diversity policy

At the heart of its commitment to equality, parity and diversity, the university has created the Equality, Parity and Diversity Task Force under the leadership of the Vice-President for Equality, Parity, Diversity and the Fight Against Discrimination. Its role is to implement the equality action plan and coordinate actions to prevent, raise awareness of and combat violence, discrimination and equality. It regularly assesses the situation at the university and recommends adjustments to ensure a respectful, inclusive and serene environment for the entire university community.

Get to know the Presidency team

A network of equality officers

The university's equality officers organise events and initiatives to promote equality in their respective faculty, service or research laboratory. This network of over 50 people promotes the actions implemented by the university as part of the equality action plan. It facilitates the exchange of best practices and the sharing of initiatives. It acts as a link between faculties, services, laboratories, and the Equality, Parity and Diversity Task Force and its designated vice-president.

Go to the list on the intranet (Ernest) containing the university's equality officers