NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS POSSIBLE! All in-person spots for the GenderForum are fully booked. Please feel free to take advantage of the option to follow the GenderForum via livestream (link below).

On October 28, 2024, the Prorector for Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunities, the Central Gender Equality Officer, and the Equal Opportunities Office invite you to the 12th GenderForum of the University of Cologne. The GenderForum will take place from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the conference room of the new seminar building. There will be the option to follow the event via a livestream online. Interpretation into German Sign Language will be provided.

The GenderForum is a networking event for everyone at our university who is committed to gender equality. The forum offers space to engage with fundamental questions of equality (in the academic environment). In addition, the Jenny Gusyk Awards will be presented. From approximately 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM, a get-together with coffee and cake will take place at the standing reception. All interested members of our university are warmly welcome.

This year's keynote will be delivered by journalist and author Teresa Bücker on the topic: "Time Justice: A Question of Power and Freedom - Also in Academia".

To the livestream: https://uni-koeln.zoom.us/j/97023900672?pwd=BKRmL48i3u07tub5b2y1bwlXqPLLex.1  
Please understand that active participation in the discussion will not be possible for online attendees. Sign language interpretation will also be available via the livestream.

Teresa Bücker: "Time Justice: A Question of Power and Freedom – Also in Academia"

Teresa Bücker, journalist, author, and a prominent feminist voice in Germany, addresses in her keynote "Time Justice: A Question of Power and Freedom – Also in Academia" the issue of how unequal access to time shapes our society and, in particular, the academic world. Time is a central resource, and its distribution is closely tied to power structures. Bücker explains that the scarcity of time is not just an individual problem but a structural one, requiring solutions on a societal level – including in universities.

In her book Alle_Zeit, for which she was awarded the NDR Non-Fiction Book Prize, she advocates for a radical redistribution of time. Especially in academia, where research, teaching, and care labour often collide, access to time significantly determines success and participation opportunities. Those who can devote more time to paid work and research have disproportionately better opportunities. This inequality reflects power dynamics and often affects women and marginalized groups on particular.

Bücker calls for a new time policy that addresses these inequalities and makes academia fairer, more inclusive, and freer. Time is not merely a resource but a key to equality in both societal and academic contexts.

Please note: The keynote and all other parts of the GenderForum are held in German.