The Gender Equality and Combating Discrimination Committee of the Democritus University of Thrace is an advisory body of the University and its administrative bodies. The mission of the Committee is to promote gender equality and combat discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, health/disability, age or sexual orientation at all levels of operation and in all processes and activities of academic life. The Committee contributes to the prevention and treatment of all types of discrimination and to the prevention and treatment of sexism, sexual harassment and all types of harassing behaviour in the institution. The Committee is nine-member and consists of six (6) faculty members, one (1) member of the EEP, EDIP or ETEP, one (1) member of the administrative staff and one (1) student.
The Committee has the following responsibilities:
- develops and revises action plans for the promotion and safeguarding of substantive equality and the fight against discrimination in the educational, research and administrative procedures of the Foundation, which are approved by the Senate and prepares an annual report which it submits to the Senate and the Board of Directors,
- recommends to the relevant bodies measures for the promotion of equality and the fight against discrimination, the treatment of sexual harassment and any kind of harassing behaviour,
- monitors and evaluates the progress of the implementation of the above measures and their results and recommends their modification, revision or completion,
- provides information and training to members of the academic community on issues within its competence,
- promotes the development of curricula and the holding of seminars and lectures that focus on issues of its competence,
- promotes the preparation of studies and research on issues related to its competence,
- records reports and complaints about incidents of discriminatory treatment and sexual harassment or harassment based on gender and forwards them to the competent bodies, in accordance with the University’s Internal Regulations and the applicable legislative provisions,
- provides assistance to victims of discrimination, sexual harassment and harassing behavior, when they report discriminatory treatment or harassment.
Reporting to the Gender Equality and Combating Discrimination Committee
Students of the University also have the right to report incidents of negative discrimination to the Committee. A report can be filed either by the alleged victim themselves or by a person(s) who have witnessed incidents of negative discrimination. Reports can be named or anonymous.
Contact
email: genderequality@duth.gr
You can find more information about the Committee and its actions on the website
