Priv.-Doz. Dr. Anda Degeratu was elected as the new deputy of the Gender Equality Officer of the University of Stuttgart. Since 01.10.2023 she represents the Gender Equality Officer Dr. Grazia Lamanna together with Dr. Dietlinde Schmitt-Vollmer and Dr. Susanne Becker.
The Gender Equality Officer chairs the Senate Committee on Diversity and Gender Equality and jointly chairs the Gender Advisory Committee with the Rector. The Gender Advisory Committee prepares strategic gender equality concepts and oversees their implementation. Its members include, in addition to the two chairpersons (the Rector and the Gender Equality Officer), the Chancellor, representatives from each research group and status group. In addition, there are subject matter experts. The Gender Equality Office handles administrative functions.