leonardo@humtec.rwth-aachen.de

Projekt „Leonardo“

Interdisziplinäre Lehre: Meeting Global Challenges

Gender & Diversity @ Work

Registration

Registration takes place via RWTHonline and is possible from 15 March 2026 to 6 April 2026. Further information on the registration process can be found in the FAQs.

All students can register for one course. You can specify two preferences. To do so, please use the ‘high’ priority and the one directly below it. For instructions, please click here. If you have not been allocated a place at the end of the allocation process and are still interested in participating in a course, please contact sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de.

(If you have any problems with registration, please contact Ms Sibel Yildirim (IPW) at sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de, stating your matriculation number. If you have any general questions about the course, please contact the person listed below.)

We welcome your questions and comments. You can contact us here! (The ‘Leonardo’ project is also on Facebook and Instagram).

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Academic Responsibility

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Christian Grund

Chair of Human Resources

Contact Person

Emilia Karaula

emilia.karaula@leonardo.rwth-aachen.de

Schedulue

Start

29.04.2026

Zeit

Wednesday, 16:30 h

Ort

Lu (1320|301)

Description

We describe, explain, and assess the role of gender and diversity in the business context from various perspectives, including economics, management, psychology, and sociology. The course provides a general foundation and an analysis of the role of gender in the employment context as well as in specific areas such as marketing and finance. The analyses cover the levels of individuals, organizations, and society.

Learning Outcomes

The students:

  • receive a basic understanding of the role of gender and diversity and corresponding challenges in and for organisations.
  • will be able to recognize and explain different facets of gender differences regarding the business context.
  • will be able to critically assess gender differences on the individual, organisational and societal level.

Program

29.04.2026

The Foundations of Diversity at Work
Torsten Voigt

06.05.2026

Gender Differences in Preferences
Lisa Spantig

13.05.2026

Gender Differences in Behavior – Experimental Evidence
Christine Harbring

20.05.2026

Parental leave – a Psychological Perspective
Bettina Wiese

03.06.2026

Gender Pay Gaps
Christina Grund

10.06.2026

Authenticity of LGBTQ+ employees
Andrea Greven/ Malte Brettel

17.06.2026

Gender Stereotypes in Marketing and Social Media
Daniel Wentzel

 

24.06.2026

Gendered Robot? The Role of Gender and Diversity in Human-Robot-Teams
Alexander Kies

01.07.2026

Female Finance
Wolfgang Breuer

Procedure/Working method​

Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation. If you would like to take an exam, please make sure beforehand how you can get credit for it in your degree program. Of course, you can also take exams without receiving curricular credit for them. Visit our FAQs for more information.

Certificate

optional, Protocol with reflection (2 CP)
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