We are committed to the interests of women in the department
Frauenbeauftragte Sera Renée Zentiks
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The decentralized Women's and Equal Opportunities Officer works to promote equal opportunities for women at the faculty and to prevent discrimination against female members of the university and applicants. She monitors the implementation of the women's advancement plan. The Women's Representative also supports employees and students with family commitments in the event of conflicts and in arranging alternative benefits.
The office of Women's Representative is an elective office, which is held part-time by a woman from the Department of Mathematics/Computer Science for a period of two years. The Women's Representative acts in an advisory capacity in all committees of the department.
Current representatives
Sera Renée Zentiks, Decentralized Women's and Gender Equality Officer
Christine Scharlach and Maren-Wanda Wolf, Deputy Decentralized Women's and Gender Equality Officer
Contact
Telephone: 030 838 75453
Email: frauenbeauftragte@mi.fu-berlin.de
In urgent cases, the office of the Central Women's and Equal Opportunities Officer can be contacted. Office hours by appointment.
Vacation Sera Renée Zentiks:
- from 04.08. up to and including 22.08.2025
Beratung
Confidential counseling
Are you in trouble or experiencing discrimination? Our department should be a safer place for all people. That's why we take anti-feminist, LGBTIQ*-hostile incidents and your concerns very seriously.
If you have witnessed such incidents or are affected yourself, please report them confidentially to: frauenbeauftragte@mi.fu-berlin.de.
Sexualized discrimination and violence
In the event of sexual harassment (verbal or non-verbal), those affected should definitely contact the women's representative of the department or the office of the central women's representative (Standing Working Group on Sexualized Harassment, Discrimination, and Violence).
Furthermore, you will find counseling services for those affected and legal regulations against sexualized discrimination and violence on this website.
The “Violence against women” helpline is an important point of contact for people in need. The counselors can be reached 365 days a year and around the clock via the toll-free number: 08000 116 016. Counseling is anonymous if desired.
Mental Wellbeing
Further counseling services, be it for conflicts at work, study-specific problems such as lack of concentration, writer's block and exam anxiety or difficult life circumstances, are bundled on the FU counseling page. You can find a psychologist from the support.point at the department in room 0.2.22.
