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StrukturELLE
StrukturELLE
BRING WOMEN IN LIGHT IN ALL STRUCTURES
Good governance
&
Compliance

 

 

 

 

StrukturELLE is an organisation

that works to support and ensure good governance and the integrity,

equality and objectivity of decision-making processes.

These elements are essential for society's trust in public and private

institutions and their ability to function. They are particularly relevant for

greater equality of opportunity and fairness, as well as for achieving

greater equality between women and men in Switzerland,

not only in leadership positions.

 

#Integrity  #equality  #objectivity

A propos
Glass Ceiling
WOMEN IN ACADEMIA
#UniversELLE
AcademicAE!
Break through!

 

 

 

 

 

Having women in the academic world, in full professorships and in leadership positions, is essential for the development of scientific knowledge, but also for society, as they are examples, role models. 

 

Having women at the top of the hierarchy is a requirement of integrity and quality.

 

Having women at the top of educational institutions is a legal requirement for accreditation.

 

Higher education institutions and other institutions within the higher education sector have a quality control system in place to ensure that tasks are carried out in a manner that encourages equal opportunities and true gender equality. (Art. 30 HEdA)

Higher Education Act (HEdA)
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Professional women
#ProfessionELLE
CAREER OBSTACLES
SEXISM, LACK OF SUPPORT AND MOTHERHOOD

Dismissals, refusals of promotion, career obstacles are all part of the glass ceiling.

 

The insufficient appreciation of CARE's work, which is mainly done by women, contributes to this.

In some areas, it is also relevant for the future to assert the claims of equal rights.

Our organisation supports and protects those affected.

 

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Strukturelle

StrukturELLE supports institutions and companies in the digital, demographic and environmental transition, taking care to guarantee procedures that comply with the most stringent requirements. StrukturELLE supports and ensures integrity, equality and objectivity in decision-making processes. StrukturELLE is committed to progress in the functioning of structures and to implement clear, transparent, objective procedures, which are indispensable elements for society's trust in public and private institutions and their ability to function. StrukturELLE acts in particular on glass ceilings and the reconciliation of private-professional-public life for greater equality of opportunity and fairness.

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Blog

old professor
EdukationELLE
17.03.2023
ETH PROFESSORS OVER 65 – WHO AND WHY?

ETH PROFESSORS OVER 65 – WHO AND WHY?

BLOG: This article expresses the personal opinion of the author and does not necessarily reflect the positio

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mesures
EdukationELLE
17.03.2023
Why do measures to combat discrimination and harassment fall short and what can be done about it?

Increased accountability, transparency, and due process are needed for measures to combat discrimination and harassment to be effective and fair.

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activiste
KulturELLE
16.03.2023
Overview on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An Activist’s Viewpoint

Bridging the Divide Together

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Evaluation Committees
EdukationELLE
10.03.2023
Can external evaluations effectively promote gender diversity and equity?

External evaluation committees should provide a neutral and unbiased assessment of policies and proc

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News

award
16.03.2023
Doron Award 2023

PD Dr. med. Natalie Urwyler will be awarded the Doron Science Prize by the Swiss Foundation for the Doron Prize as a woman scientist and academic.

 

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Nestlé
ProfessionELLE
14.02.2023
Mobbing & Nestlé

Yasmin Motarjemi wins a harassment case against Nestle

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Pregnant woman
ProfessionELLE
17.11.2022
Maybe Baby... Bye Bye Lady!

When the employer does not want to employ a mother


Rachel Mende was dismissed immediately after her maternity leave. She fought against it.

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Ursula Keller Credits: Heidi Hostettler
EdukationELLE
15.09.2022
Ursula Keller - Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist

Ursula Keller has shifted the boundaries of ultrafast laser physcis. She is awarded the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist.

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Testimonials

When I was promoted to chief reporter, my then publishing director told me at lunch: You could really have a great career - but you mustn't have children. When a woman becomes a mother, she becomes stupid. Children are the worst thing that can happen to a woman. Later, at 36 and pregnant with my son, the editor-in-chief said after the announcement: Aha! So now you're going to be a hippo and we can't use you any more.

Women*, 45, Bern
Journalist
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I graduated in astrophysics. I received a prize for excellence for my PhD: After the award, a member of the jury came up to me and said: Well done, you did great! You really did! A real "Miss Meteo"!

Woman*, 42, Zurich
PhD in physics
client

" As medical students, we are faced with a choice. Even before we start our studies, people around us keep asking: Are you sure? Are you sure this is what you want to do? You know, studying medicine takes a loooong time! The studies are long, the work schedules impossible.... Are you sure this is what you want to do? With medicine, you have no time for children! You're giving up on having a family! Are you sure you, girl, you want to study medecine???

Woman*, 25, Geneva
Medical student
client

"When I made my choice to orient me to the medecal studies, I was 18 years old. I was far from the family projections. And at that time, I was also far from imagining that this question: Baby? or Not baby?, would punctuate my entire professional career. This question is not addressed as often and with as much importance to other professions with out-of-office hours. It seems that what is bothering people is not so much the management of my private life and my work-life balance.

Woman*, 36, Basel
Medical doctor

Events

27Apr
Apéro Genre et Numérique
ProfessionELLE
Eprouvette

Laboratoire Sciences et Société de l’UNIL, L’éprouvette propose aux citoyen·ne·s vaudois·es de nombreuses activités pédagogiques et pratiques dans le domaine des sciences humaines et sociales et dans celles de la vie et de l’environnement. Des occasions uniques pour comprendre et expérimenter les sciences, puis débattre des enjeux de société dans un environnement d’expertise et de recherche.

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11May
Meet Tech4Eva
ProfessionELLE
Tech4Eva

Meet Tech4Eva

They accelerate women's health innovations

A global FemTech community and a 9 month equity free FemTech start-up acceleration program for companies developing innovative solutions to improve technologies relating to women’s health with international reach.

https://www.tech4eva.ch/

 

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24May
24th May : International Day
StrukturELLE
24 mai

Harassment affects the whole world of work: human and financial resources, people and structures. In total, one third of working people report unwelcome behaviour in the past year. This rate rises to half over the entire working life.

The human and economic costs are staggering and require international consideration, a careful approach and cross-functional incident management.

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Sectors of action

In wich context StrukturELLE acts and helps you ?
Logo ProfessionELLE
Talent selection, competency criteria and their preponderance are key concepts for getting more professional women into leadership roles with diverse anchors of responsibility.
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Logo StrukturELLE
StukturELLE is the heart of the organisation. As its name suggests, it is about working on and with structures to ensure equality for all women in all their roles.
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Logo InstitutionELLE
Institutions, as public organisations, have a duty of equality and an exemplary role. Considering the law, the public institutions have a quality control system in place to ensure that tasks are carried out in a manner that encourages equal opportunities and true gender equality.
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Logo EdukationELLE
Education is the path to change. Anchoring the history of equality in the transmission of knowledge, offering non-gendered educational and didactic tools helps to maintain the natural sense of equality of children. This will enable the development of " aware " adults.
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Logo KulturELLE
Culture is the universal language. It is therefore very important to put art at the service of a message and the message as an object of promotion of artists and open-mindedness.
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Logo PersonELLE
The individual, his or her self-esteem and his or her influence in both the private and public spheres play an important role.
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Organisation

Monika Pfaffinger
Monika PFAFFINGER
Co-President - Fondatrice
Maya Dougoud
Maya DOUGOUD
Co-President - Fondatrice
Natalie Urwyler
Natalie URWYLER
Fondatrice
Zita Küng
Zita KÜNG
Fondatrice

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Compliance & Good Governance in Structures

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