Proportion of female researchers and their potential in 2018 und 2022, by career phase (in %)
| 2018 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| University graduates under 351 | 47 | 49 |
| Doctoral students (2023) | 47 | 48 |
| Doctorates | 45 | 46 |
| Habilitations | 32 | 37 |
| First-time appointments of junior professors (W1)2 | 43 | 49 |
| First-time W2 appointments2 | 34 | 46 |
| First-time W3 appointments | 27 | 36 |
1 University degree (excluding teacher’s degree): German “Magister” degree, multi-subject master’s, licentiate, state examination, diploma (U), interpreter (U), translator (U), master’s at universities (compulsory final examination); arts degree: diploma (art academy), master’s at art academies (final examination required); university of applied science degree: diploma (UAS), interpreter (UAS), translator (UAS), master’s at universities of applied sciences (final examination required).
2 Including tenure track at universities, colleges of theology and education. Here not including colleges of art and music. First-time W2 appointments, both fixed-term and permanent.
Source: For university degrees: Federal Statistical Office, GENESIS-Online, Examinations at universities, table: 21321-0004; for doctoral students: Federal Statistical Office (2024), Statistical Report – Doctoral student statistics, reporting year 2023, table: 21352-08, Wiesbaden; for doctorate holders: Federal Statistical Office (2023), Statistical Report – Examination statistics, graduation year 2022, table: 21321-02, Wiesbaden; for habilitations: Federal Statistical Office, GENESIS- Online, habilitation statistics, table: 21351-0001; for junior professors, W2 and W3 professors: Federal Statistical Office (2023), Staff at universities, special evaluation, Wiesbaden; own representation. Data for 2018 was taken from the National Report 2021 (p. 107).