Contacts

WoBio Central Email Address

wobio(at)univie.ac.at

How can I join?

We communicate mainly through our WoBio mailing list and regular group meetings (hybrid).

If you’re interested in following our activities and updates or want to get involved, please subscribe to our list: https://lists.univie.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wobio or
stop by at our WoBio Intro Meetings!

Univie Contacts and Resources

Gender equality & diversity office University of Vienna

Sexual Harassment & Mobbing Counselling Office

WoChem - Women in Chemistry

A list of Human Resources Development Seminars for employees of University of Vienna:

Human Resources Development Seminars

Note that even a small teaching contract qualifies you to take part in these for free!

Bibliography about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Papers

Advice Paper
League of European Research Universities (2018). Implicit bias in academia: A challenge to the meritocratic principle and to women's careers - And what to do about it

Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics):
https://academic.oup.com/fems-journals/pages/women_in_stem

Gender inequality in the sciences: Why is it still with us, and what can be done. A Nature Blog
Click here to view the blog post

Article in Science: Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children's interests
Click here to view the paper

Article in PLOS One: Males Under-Estimate Academic Performance of Their Female Peers in Undergraduate Biology Classrooms
Click here to view the paper

Books

Biografien bedeutender österreichischer Wissenschafterinnen. (2018) I. Korotin, N. Stupnicki (Ed.). Böhlau Verlag.

If you are a victim or a witness of sexual and/or sexist violence, here are some resources you can use, compiled by the Working Group for Equal Treatment Issues (Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlungsfragen, AKGleich - website in German with brochures in English).

The AKGleich can offer you advice and support if you face harassment (sexual and non-sexual) and/or discrimininations. All cases are treated confidentially and will only be forwarded to the responsible bodies of the University of Vienna if the persons affected have given their consent.

It is a legal duty of your superior(s), your teacher(s) and the university management to keep you safe and take care of your welfare at the University of Vienna and in all related activities (e.g., field work, conferences, social events).

Download the brochure

In case of emergency (available around the clock)

Telephone number	Emergency contact/Institution
+43-1-71719	24-hours women’s emergency helpline Vienna (counselling in several languages)
0800/246 247	Emergency helpline for men
0800/222 555	Women’s helpline
133 or 112	Police
+43-1-4277-777	Security team of the University of Vienna

Further contact points

SMS police

0800/133 133

Psychological counselling services of the Sexual Harassment and Bullying Counselling Office of the University of Vienna
+43-1-4277-18484
mobbingberatung.univie.ac.at

Arbitration Committee of the University of Vienna
+43-1-4277-20601
schiedskommission.univie.ac.at/en

Initial counselling provided by the Works Councils
brwup.univie.ac.at, braup.univie.ac.at

Threat management
via e-mail: bedrohungsmanagement[at]univie.ac.at

Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH):
- Kollektiv Frauen*referat (women‘s office):
https://oeh.univie.ac.at/vertretung/referate/frauenreferat
- HomoBiTrans*Referat (office for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans affairs):
https://oeh.univie.ac.at/zeitgenossin/referat-fur-homobitrans

Männerberatung (counselling office for men), association
maenner.at

Other resources at the University of Vienna

Sexual Harassment and Bullying Counselling Office
https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/gender-equality-diversity/sexual-harassment-bullying-office/

Gender equality and diversity
https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/gender-equality-diversity/

Working Group for Equal Treatment Issues (Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlungsfragen, AKGleich)
https://gleichbehandlung.univie.ac.at/