Münster University offers its staff a variety of childcare services. Our picture shows Javier Ramon (left) collecting his son, Nilo, from the "Zauberschloss" daycare facility, on Hittorfstraße, where three nursery school teachers look after nine children.
- WWU/Peter Grewer
What status does work-family balance have at German universities' From 2011 to 2014 the Centre of Excellence/Women and Science (CEWS) in Cologne undertook a project on this issue entitled "Effective! - For a more family-friendly approach at German universities" Jutta Dalhoff has been head of CEWS since 2006. In this with Julia Schwekendiek she explains what characterizes a family-friendly university. There is a growing public discussion on balancing family and career. How seriously is the topic taken at German universities? Work-family balance is an important topic at universities because in higher education policy it is closely linked with the under-representation of women in science. It often used to be said that if we became more family-friendly the problem would be solved. Developments have shown, however, that simply being able to find childcare facilities does not lead to a greater presence of women in science. That there is a widespread focus on the issue is shown, for example, by organizations such as the "Family and Career" audit, which many universities take part in.
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