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Gender-Sensitive Language

Richtlinie zur Verwendung gendergerechter Sprache an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (MdU 31/2022)

Die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar legt großen Wert darauf, Menschen unabhängig von ihrem Geschlecht oder der geschlechtlichen Identität einzubeziehen und anzusprechen. Als moderne und zukunftsweisende Institution, die sich ihrer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung bewusst ist, trägt sie durch die Verwendung einer gendergerechten Sprache zur Gleichbehandlung aller Geschlechter bei und leistet einen Beitrag zur Schaffung eines diskriminierungsarmen und zukunftsfähigen Studien- und Arbeitsumfelds.

In seiner Sitzung vom 5. Oktober 2022 hat der Senat der Universität deshalb mit großer Mehrheit eine Richtlinie zur Verwendung gendergerechter Sprache an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (MdU 31/2022) verabschiedet. Die Richtlinie regelt die einheitliche Verwendung gendersensibler Formulierungen in allen Veröffentlichungen der internen Kommunikation und Außendarstellung der Universität. Dazu zählen beispielsweise normative Texte wie Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen, aber auch Stellenausschreibungen und Webseiten. Für diese Texte gilt: 

»Überall dort, wo Personen jeden Geschlechts adressiert werden sollen, verwenden die Mitglieder der Universität geschlechtsneutrale Bezeichnungen (z.B. Studierende, Lehrende). Wenn nicht anders möglich, soll eine mit Asterisk bzw. Genderstern (*) gegenderte Bezeichnung (z.B. der*die Professor*in, Dezernent*innen) verwendet werden.« (MdU 31/2022)

Beratung und Unterstützung:

Das Gleichstellungsbüro sowie Tina Meinhardt, die zentrale Gleichstellungsbeauftragte, sind Ansprechpartner*innen zum Thema gendergerechte Sprache.

Das Glossar »Gendersensibel formulieren« und der Sprachleitfaden »Sprache gemeinsam verändern« des Gleichstellungsbüros bieten konkrete Beispiele und Lösungsansätze für den Umgang mit komplexen sprachlichen Ausdrücken und unterstützen Studierende und Mitarbeitende der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar dabei, Personen aller Geschlechter in der Kommunikation mitzudenken, miteinzubeziehen und anzusprechen. 
 

Hinweis für Studierende und Lehrende:

»Gendergerechte Sprache kann nicht als verbindliches formales Kriterium für Prüfungsleistungen festgelegt werden und darf den Studierenden daher in prüfungsrechtlichen Kontexten weder zum Vorteil noch zum Nachteil gereicht werden.« (MdU 31/2022)


German Language Guide: »Sprache gemeinsam verändern«

Using gender-sensitive language is a simple but very effective way to be inclusive and express equal treatment for all people, regardless of gender. For tips on using gender-sensitive language, see the Equal Opportunity Office's German language guide, »Sprache gemeinsam verändern«. 

You can find the German language guide »Sprache gemeinsam verändern« here.
 


German-Language Glossary: »Gendersensibel formulieren«

The German-language Glossary »Gendersensibel formulieren« (»Gender-Sensitive Language«) offers help with gender-sensitive language use in the university context. It is intended as a supplement to the German language guide »Sprache gemeinsam verändern« (»Changing Language Together«) by the Equal Opportunity Office and is intended to support students and employees of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in thinking about, including, and addressing persons of all genders in communication.  

The German-language glossary »Gendersensibel formulieren« can be found here.

A corresponding English-language glossary is currently being developed. In the meantime, you can find tips for using gender-sensitive language in English here.
 


English Language Guide: »Changing Language Together«

The language guide »Changing Language Together. Guidelines for the Use of Gender-Inclusive Language« offers tips on the use of gender-sensitive language in the important scientific language English.

The English language guide »Changing Language Together« can be found here.

Please find the German guidelines for the use of gender-inclusive language here.
 


Legal Expertise on Gender-Equitable Official Language: »Use of the Gender Star or of Gender-Inclusive Formulations Increases the Constitutional Conformity of Administrative Actions«

The symbolic image shows a postcard advertisement for the Equal Opportunity Office's »gend-o-mat« as well as a piece of paper with the inscription »*innen«.

In December 2021, the Humboldt University of Berlin published a »Legal expertise on the assessment of the legal effectiveness of administrative forms of action when using the gender star or gender-inclusive formulations« (»Rechtliche Expertise zur Einschätzung der Rechtswirksamkeit von Handlungsformen der Verwaltung bei Verwendung des Gendersterns oder von geschlechtsumfassenden Formulierungen«). In this legal expertise for the German context, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lemke (Public Law and Gender Studies, Humboldt Law Clinic Fundamental and Human Rights) investigates the effects of the use of gender-sensitive language, in particular the gender star, on the legal effectiveness and the binding claim of administrative forms of action.

The result is, in short, that the use of gender-sensitive language cannot have any (negative) influence on the effectiveness or binding nature of administrative action, but rather increases its constitutional conformity. 

Here you can find a summary of the reports's central findings.
 


bukof-Statement: »Doppelpunkt oder Sternchen?«

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The Bundeskonferenz der Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen e.V. (bukof) has published a comprehensive statement on the topic »Colon or asterisk? On the question of barrier-free gender-sensitive [German] language.«

Here you can download the full statement (in German).

In their statement, bukof opposes the use of the colon and »strongly advocates the use of the gender asterisk, a linguistic device that is inclusive of all people« (bukof, June 2022, our translation). It cites, among other things, a 2021 study by the Überwachungsstelle des Bundes für Barrierefreiheit von Informationstechnik (Federal Monitoring Agency for Accessibility of Information Technology), which showed that the colon is no more inclusive than the asterisk in terms of reading barriers.
 


Online Tool »gend-o-mat«: An Approximation to the Use of Gender-Sensitive Language in German

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»How does one use gender-sensitive language?« — The Equal Opportunity Office's »gend-o-mat« addresses this question. The online tool provides suggestions and offers an approach to gender-sensitive wording based on concrete examples from the German language. 

Click here to access the Equal Opportunity Office's »gend-o-mat.«

For examples and explanations of gender-inclusive wording with gender star: see the German language guide »Sprache gemeinsam verändern« (»Changing Language Together«) or the glossary »Gender-sensibel Formulieren« (»Gender-Sensitive Language«) by the Equal Opportunity Office.
 

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Dr. Miriam Benteler

Amalienstraße 13, room 303
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phone: +49 (0) 36 43/58 42 43
fax: +49 (0) 36 43/58 42 45
email: miriam.benteler[at]uni-weimar.de 

If you have any questions, suggestions, additions or criticism, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to support you with individual advice on formulating gender-appropriate texts as well as workshops on the topic of gender-sensitive language.

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