# Mission Statements

**Source**: https://www.families.uzh.ch/en/leitbilder.html
**Parent**: https://www.families.uzh.ch/en.html

## Gender Policy Code of Conduct

In 2005, the Executive Board of the University decided to implement the [Gender Policy Code of Conduct](https://www.edi.uzh.ch/de/grundlagen/verhaltenskodexgenderpolicy.html), which conveys a clear commitment to an active equal opportunities culture in seven principles. Under this code, UZH commits to promoting forms of employment which help individuals to balance working, studying and family life.

## Charta Family Life and Academia

In September 2016, UZH further strengthened its commitment to work-life balance by signing the Charta Family Life and Academia.

[Charta Family Life and Academia (in English) (PDF, 152 KB)](https://www.families.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:ae75c497-da4f-4a61-b89c-0016add2a27f/170320_Charta_A0_engl.pdf)

## Family Focus at UZH

[Umsetzungsplan zur «Charta Familie in der Hochschule» (in German) (PDF, 200 KB)](https://www.families.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:862bdf3a-bbad-4205-94d6-a08c643b789e/20220815_B1_E_Umsetzungsplan_Charta_FidH_tbf.pdf)

## Additional Information

### Important UZH fact sheets

Fact sheets in English

- [Fact Sheet Parenthood *(PDF, 249 KB)*](https://www.families.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:b680aaef-f0fa-43c7-a6b2-80ccb935f964/20240125_Fact%20Sheet%20Parenthood_EN_Jan%202024.pdf)
- [Memorandum of Conversation on Parenthood *(PDF, 208 KB)*](https://www.families.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:cd2fad3d-1b7d-41f9-8928-e9bb319f0964/140130_GN_Elternschaft_am%20Bildschirm%20ausf%C3%BCllbar_EN_Final.pdf)
- [Fact Sheet Part-Time Professorships](https://www.prof.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:542ce3aa-313c-4bb4-b672-54733ec09312/150903_Part-time_professorships_factsheet.pdf "Fact Sheet Part-Time Professorships")
- [LERU Advice Paper - Family Leave](https://www.leru.org/files/Publications/LERU-Family-Leave-Paper-Final.pdf "LERU Advice Paper - Family Leave")
- [WHO CARES? - Researchers with kids - Best Practices (english) *(PDF, 269 KB)*](https://www.families.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:332196f9-3212-41d1-8d67-7ef38b056a90/240527_WHO%20CARES_Best%20Practices_en.pdf)

### More important UZH fact sheets

More fact sheets on the German website

- [Leitbilder (in German)](https://www.families.uzh.ch/de/leitbilder.html "Leitbilder (in German)")