Proportion of female researchers and their potential in 2018 und 2022, by career phase (in %)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 % 47 49 47 48 45 46 32 37 43 49 34 46 27 36 W2-Erst- Berufungen2 Habilitationen Juniorprofessorinnen- und Juniorprofessoren- (W1)-Erstberufungen2 Promotionen Promovierende 2023 Hochschulabsolventinnen und Hochschulabsolventen unter 35 Jahren1 W3-Erst- Berufungen 2022 2018
20182022
University graduates under 3514749
Doctoral students (2023)4748
Doctorates4546
Habilitations3237
First-time
appointments
of junior
professors (W1)2
4349
First-time W2 appointments23446
First-time W3 appointments2736

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).

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