Female Empowerment

A reflective workshop on navigating challenges, claiming space, and building supportive networks in academic careers

Date & Time: Monday, 23rd November 2026; 01:30 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.

Format: in-person

Target group: all scientific staff

Group size: max. 12 persons

The goal

Even though diversity efforts and measures have increased over the last decades, women in academia remain underrepresented in leading positions. This seminar offers a space for women to critically reflect on their position within academic structures, explore leadership on their own terms, and build supportive connections. Based on current research, the workshop acknowledges systemic barriers while focusing on practical strategies for visibility and allyship.

The guiding questions

What are the structural and cultural reasons behind the underrepresentation of women in academic leadership?
How can I craft my identity as a leader while encountering biases and competing demands?
How can we support one another and create cultures of solidarity and allyship across roles and identities?

The implementation

This seminar is designed as a safe, interactive, and dialogue-based space. It combines evidence-based input with personal reflection and peer exchange.

Instructors

Franziska Schrade, M.Sc., is a research assistant, trainer and PhD candidate at the LMU Centre for Leadership and People Management. She studied psychology (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) at the University of Heidelberg, specializing in Organizational Behavior and Adaptive Cognition, with stays abroad at Arizona State University and the University of Vienna. Her research, which focuses on human–AI interaction in the workplace, is supported by the bidt Graduate Centre for Doctoral Researchers since 2025. Next to her academic work, she volunteers to support first-generation academics.

Insa Schaffernak, M.Sc., is a research assistant and PhD candidate at the DigiTech Doctoral Centre. She studied psychology (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) at the University of Freiburg and studied abroad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Innsbruck. During her studies, she worked as a research assistant on various research projects, including projects at the University of Toronto and the Max Planck Institute. Her PhD research, supported by the bidt Graduate Centre for Doctoral Researchers, focuses on the psychological factors that influence the use of AI-based assistance systems in medicine.

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