Shape technology – Realise equal opportunities

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 2 Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances Shaping technology – Making equal opportunity a reality The non-profit organization Competence Center Technology – Diversity – Equal Chances develops and carries out a wide range of initiatives and projects that exploit the potential of women as well as men to realise equal opportunities in all spheres of society and work.

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 3 OBJECTIVES use diversity as a success factor in achieving gender and generational equality benefit from women´s potentials to shape technology, science and the information society create a broad social dialogue and promote a change of consciousness involve the public with broad campaigns get companies, research centers and universities involved into gender and diversity-related projects and public action Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 4 Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances The activities are bundled into three areas of expertise: OUR GOAL: to strengthen media literacy and increase Internet use OUR GOAL: to foster new ways of thinking about career orientation and life planning, OUR GOAL: to promote equal opportunity and excellence in higher education and research. Digital Integration focuses on equal access to changed lifestyles and labor markets. Training, further education and careers concentrates on gender-oriented vocational and life planning and the transition from school to work. Higher education, science and research intensifies efforts to promote talented young women in academic subjects and research.

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 5 Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances SERVICES Target-group oriented project and campaign development Event and project management Studies and expert opinions, series of publications Consulting and benchmarking Development of course and training concepts Networking To accomplish those goals we offer the following services:

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 6 Women to Web Campaign gives access to the Internet Selected Projects - eInclusion 50plus-to-Web gives access to the Internet for the (N)ONLINER-Generation – to 2005 more than women participating in courses together with 400 organisations throughout the country 2004 – to 2005 more than participants taking part 58 % between 60 – 70 years old

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 7 Online-Year 50plus – Internet connects ● program of events for senior citizens of both genders ● to raise the level of Internet participation and media competency of the 50-plus generation Ursula von der Leyen, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth acts as patron of the Online-Year 50plus

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie April 2006 – Girls‘Day started in the office of the federal chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. Selected Projects – Girls’Day Girls‘Day – Future Prospects for Girls ●Every 4 th Thursday of April technical enterprises, universities, research centers and other organizations invite to an open day for girls – the Girls’Day ●The nationwide campaign presents a wide range of professions in technology, ICT, natural sciences and crafts to girls from grade 5 to 10 ●The vocational choices of girls are influenced in a very positive way ●The Girls’Day encourages the surroundings of young women - families, school, media and employers – to participate and change their common attitudes ●The next Girls’Day is on the 26 th of April 2007

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 9 Participation enterprises, universities, research centers and public authorities organized the Girls’Day More than girls took part 12 coordinating institutions in the federal states and 267 local supporting networks were involved. Media articles in print media reports on TV 750 reports on radio articles in online media Selected Projects – Girls’Day Website: Page Impressions

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 10 Project Partners for the Girls`Day are: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA ) Federation of German Industries (BDI) German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) Federal Employment Agency (BA) German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) German Confederation Of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) Initiative D21 University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld Max-Planck-Institute Stuttgart An Impulse for Europe: based on the German model a Girls´Day is organized in Austria, Luxemburg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Cross-border Activities take place with Austria, Luxemburg and Poland. Selected Projects – Girls‘Day

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 11 Selected Projects – New Paths for Boys New Paths for Boys - Expanding Future Opportunities in Work and Family Life Nationwide Project for initiatives dealing with the career- and life planning of boys Service bureau for empowering initiatives and setting up a network Helping to build or find new local initiatives supporting men and boys Database for good practice Breaking new grounds for boys by supporting new male role-models Giving information about „new“ professions for boys Strengthening the social skills of men and boys Helping teachers to implement new concepts for boys into the curriculum

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 12 Since 2003: Integrating Gender Activities into Science Years With concepts and strategic advice for people organizing the Science Years With information and creative support for the Women- Technology and Women-Science-Networks Year of Chemistry 2003: Conference “Women in Science“. Year of Technology 2004: 85 nationwide events Einstein Year 2005 Winning qualified women for careers in sciene, Experiments created for girls, being most useful for boys, too Informatics Year 2006 Presenting women in informatics, female award winners and innovators, gender statistics, studies and best practice pro- jects and hands on workshops for girls SCIENCE YEARS of Federal Ministry for Education and Research, Science in Dialogue and Research Organisations Selected Projects – Science Years

© 2007 | Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances | Folie 13 Kompetenzzentrum Technik - Diversity - Chancengleichheit e.V. Wilhelm-Bertelsmann-Straße Bielefeld Fon Fax Mail: Contact The Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal Chances is associated to the University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld. It is located at the department of mechanical engineering, electro-technology and information technology.