News

10/15/2025

Dr. Anike Krämer invited as an expert on Intersex

Anike Krämer invited to participate as an expert at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) on 3 Nov. 2025

10/06/2025

How Queer Families Struggle for Recognition

In this interview, a team led by Prof. Mona Motakef talks about a current study on LGBTQ+ family models.

10/06/2025

Dissertation prizes awarded by the DGS Section on Women's and Gender Studies

Submissions for nominations for section prizes for outstanding dissertations and theses by 31 May 2026

10/02/2025

"Diversity and Gender" certificate: new course offered by the UA Ruhr

New from winter semester: "Diversity & Gender" certificate at all UA Ruhr universities. Registration for TU students until October 10.

09/22/2025

New release: On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition

Mona Motakef publishes new monograph (open access)

09/15/2025

We at the 42nd Congress of the German Sociological Association on the topic of ‘Transitions’

Teaching area Sociology of Gender Relations at the DGS Congress 2025

07/16/2025

Dr. Holly Patch at the ESRS Congress 2025 “Navigating rural transitions: Exploring liveable futures” Rīga, Latvia: 7-11 July 2025

On 10 July, Dr. Holly Patch gave a presentation with Pietro Autorino in the Working Group “Queer(ing) Agriculture and Ruralities”.

07/11/2025

CfP for the spring conference of the DGS sections “Women's and Gender Studies” and “Sociological Theory” at TU Dortmund University

Request: Abstracts for presentations for the conference “Genders of the Social: Dialogues on the Locations and Perspectives of Sociological Theories”

07/11/2025

Dr. Anike Krämer receives funding for research stay at Stockholm University

Dr. Anike Krämer has successfully acquired funding from the Research academy Ruhr for a research stay at Stockholm University.