13.05.2024
Why work-life balance? Work-life balance is more than just "work-life balance"! Life is about so much more than squeezing a little free time into the workday. All aspects, whether planned or unplanned, joyful or challenging, should be compatible.
A space for exchange, networking and empowerment
As every year, the organizers of Work-Life Balance Week at the University of Bremen are offering events on a wide range of caregiving, support, and discrimination topics. These include life phases marked by crises and invisible obstacles in everyday life. Together, we will discuss stumbling blocks and gather solutions. The experts will highlight discrimination at the university, in student life, and in the workplace, and demonstrate what a society with opportunities for participation for all can look like.
This offer is aimed at all members of the University of Bremen and all interested individuals nationwide. All events will take place online. Registration is required to participate in an event.
For the detailed program and online registration
program
Monday
10:00 – 10:50 AM
What we should know about becoming a mother and a parent, Elena Sánchez Martín
11:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Arguments against pub talk: Populism from the center of society. How can one counter it?, Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Hufer
12:00 – 12:50
Diversity in children's books – The Black Children's Library as a practical example of discrimination-sensitive (reading aloud), Maimuna Sallah
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Period is political, Franka Frei
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Overdue. Why contraception is also a “man’s issue”, Franka Frei
Tuesday
9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
ADHD in children and adolescents – an introduction to the disorder and its characteristics, Dr. Mona Schwörer
10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Palliative Care – A Concept Only for the End of Life?, Elke Ehlert
11:00 – 11:50 AM
CARE MAKES YOU COMPETENT Short workshop: Identifying strengths and exchanging experiences, Dr. Nadine Ochmann & Bettina Schweizer
12:00 – 12:50
Caring for and living with family! “Now I’m caring for myself!” Making the needs of caring parents visible.
Mic Herbertz-Floßberg
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Growing up with family challenges, Prof. Dr. Birgit Mathes
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Reform of parentage law – what will change?, Caro Schulze & Annette Mattfeldt (Rat&Tat – Center for Queer Life eV)
Wednesday
9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
“That won’t knock me down!”: Mastering challenging times with a resilient mindset, Judith Landwehr
10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Gender diversity: addressing it competently, Né Fink
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Pregnant now what? Pathways in the German health and social care system, Prof. Dr. Melanie Böckmann
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
In need of care, what now?, Frank Naujoks (Care Support Center)
Thursday
9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
Chronic illness, disability, personal crises – how to study despite these challenges? Questions & discussion, Anika Küchenhoff
10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Navigating the Dual Journey: Balancing Motherhood, Research, and Career Growth for International Female Scientists in Germany, Nancy Odour
11:00 – 11:50
The Class Question – A Taboo at University, Ayla Satilmis
12:00 – 12:50
Studying with mental illness – on accommodations and resource-sensitive studying, Cordula Schrör & Dr. Ingrid Zondervan
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Abortions in Bremen: Information, methods and obstacles, Steven Cobb
Friday
9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
Living through death – daily and at the end of life, Regina Heygster
10:00 – 10:50
Prenatal Normativity – Ableism in Prenatal Diagnostics, Mic Herbertz-Floßdorf
11:00 – 11:50
Endometriosis in studies and career, Verena Fisch (Endometriosis Association Germany eV)
12:00 – 12:50
Between changing the baby and exams… take a break, Sonja Vieten
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
“Let’s talk about”: Racism at universities, Dr. Rahab Njeri