# Equity and Diversity

**Source**: https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/career-education/equity-diversity
**Parent**: https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/

## Equal Opportunity Committee

### What does the PoL EO Committee do?

Active measures supporting diversity, equity and inclusion offered by TUD, POL, and/or POL affiliated groups include proactive recruitment policy, flexible working hours, daycare opportunities for children, flexible childcare service, dual-career service, parent-child room (with breastfeeding and changing facilities), support for international researchers, advice on diversity equity and inclusion issues including confidential topics, and mentoring programs.

PoL members also have access to confidential consulting via the POL EO Commissioner ([equalopportunity.pol@tu-dresden.de](mailto:equalopportunity.pol@tu-dresden.de)) and TUD Diversity and Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, and Gender Equality offices. This can include consulting or educational materials related to equality in higher education law (personnel selection and appointment procedures), career development in the higher education and science sector, compatibility of family and work, accommodations for individuals with disabilities, re-entry after the family phase, women in science, issues pertaining to racial discrimination, and advice on direct and indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex (including harassment and sexual harassment, stalking, homophobia).

As a DFG-funded institute, the Physics of Life [Cluster of Excellence](https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/cluster-of-excellence) supports the DFG Equal Opportunities and Diversity mission:

> Excellent science needs diversity and originality. In order to ensure that all relevant sections of society are addressed in the long term, science and the humanities have to appropriately represent all these areas as well. This happens not just through the structure of the subjects in science and humanities but also through the individuals who research and teach in these subject areas. The DFG believes that no one should be disadvantaged in their career on the basis of academically irrelevant factors such as gender, origin, age or state of health
>
> [DFG Equal Opportunities and Diversity](https://www.dfg.de/en/principles-dfg-funding/basics-and-principles-of-funding/equal-opportunities)

We encourage you to submit your questions or comments related to equal opportunity to the [PoL Equal Opportunity Commissioner](mailto:equalopportunity.pol@tu-dresden.de "Send an e-mail to equalopportunity.pol@tu-dresden.de").

## Family Leave Cover Program

In alignment with TUD, as a certified family-friendly university, PoL are firmly committed to fostering a family-friendly, gender-equal working environment. The **Family Leave Cover Program** has been developed to **support PoL researchers** during periods of parental leave by helping to avoid delays and ensure continuity in research projects. Combined with our flexible maternity leave policies, our **Family Leave Cover Program** supports parents in reconciling career with family. For more details, please visit the [PoL Intranet.](https://pol-wiki.biotec.tu-dresden.de/wiki/doku.php/intranet/supporting-structure/promotion-of-families)

## We hear, we care!

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## Helplines

- [home accompaniment telephone for urgent/occasional evening use](https://heimwegtelefon.net/) (only in German)
- [Dresden emergency calls and information telephone numbers](https://www.dresden.de/de/rathaus/notrufe-infotelefone.php)
- [Helpline Sachsen](https://www.raa-sachsen.de/helpline) – 24/7 help in English, German, Arabic and Farsi; other languages also available at different times. Email support also available.
- **Medical Help:** dial 116117 – [patient service with the medical on-call service](https://www.116117.de/de/englisch.php) 24/7. This service is only available in German.

## Supporting Contacts

**Elias Barriga**\
PoL Equal Opportunity Officer

**Annika Frenzel**\
Deputy Equal Opportunity Officer

[gleichstellung.pol@tu-dresden.de](mailto:gleichstellung.pol@tu-dresden.de)

**External contacts**

- [TUD Policy on Dealing with Harassment, Discrimination and Violence](https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/organisation/ressourcen/dateien/Gleichstellungsbeauftragte/Unsere-Themen/gleichstellungsdokumente/richtlinie-sdg-eng?lang=en) in English, including contact options in case of reporting such events
- [TUD contact person in cases of harassment, discrimination, violence](https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/universitaetskultur/antidiskriminierung?set_language=en)
- [TUD Equal Opportunities contact and program information](https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/universitaetskultur/diversitaet-inklusion/gleichstellung?set_language=en)
- [DFG Principles on Equity and Diversity](https://www.dfg.de/en/principles-dfg-funding/basics-and-principles-of-funding/equal-opportunities)
- [CMCB Equal Opportunities](https://tu-dresden.de/cmcb/die-einrichtung/chancengleichheit?set_language=en)
- [MPI-CBG/CSBD Equality, Diversity and Anti-Harassment](https://www.mpi-cbg.de/about-us/our-values/equality-diversity-and-anti-harassment)
- [HZDR Staff Representatives](https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pOid=11584&pNid=44&pLang=en)

## TUD Counseling Services

- [Psychological counseling services](https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/organisation/zentrale-universitaetsverwaltung/dezernat-9/gesundheitsdienst/angebote/uebersicht-psych-beratungsangebote?set_language=en)
- [Psychological Counseling](https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/organisation/zentrale-universitaetsverwaltung/dezernat-9/gesundheitsdienst/angebote/psychologische-sprechstunde?set_language=en)
- [Conflict Mediation and Mental Health Counseling Services](https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/universitaetskultur/diversitaet-inklusion/familienfreundlichkeit/beratungs-und-serviceangebote-1/beratungsfeld-konflikt-und-psychologische-beratung?set_language=en)
- [Studentenwerk Dresden – Psycho-social counseling](https://www.studentenwerk-dresden.de/english/soziales/psychosoziale-beratung.html)