Contact point for equal treatment issues

On the initiative of the Commission for Equality and the Advancement of Women, a contact point for equal treatment issues was established.

The Contact Point for Equal Treatment Issues is a counselling facility for all KL staff and students who have experienced discrimination. The members of the Equal Treatment Office are the contact persons for discrimination issues. They provide advice and support in problem situations with the utmost discretion and confidentiality.

Task of the Equality Clearing House

The Equal Treatment Contact Point has the task of combating discrimination on the grounds of

• religion
• belief
• age
• sexual orientation
• disability
• to counteract discrimination on the basis of gender
• ethnicity

disability, to advise and support KL staff and students in these matters and to prevent such incidents in the future.

Members

The members of the Contact Point for Equal Treatment Issues act independently and are not bound by instructions. The anonymity of the person concerned and the confidentiality of private matters are guaranteed, and all matters are treated confidentially.

Contact

• Assoc. Prof.in Dr.in Brigitte Schigl, MSc.
  brigitte.schigl@kl.ac.at
• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johannes Streicher
  johannes.streicher@kl.ac.at

Representative for denominational equality issues

• Univ.-Prof.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ  habil. Patrizia Giampieri-Deutsch
  patrizia.giampieri-deutsch@kl.ac.at

Counselling procedure

Affected persons can contact a member of the Equal Treatment Contact Point by e-mail. In a confidential conversation, the facts of the case are clarified, and based on this, individual goals are discussed and possibilities are pointed out. If it becomes clear during the discussion that no intervention is necessary or desired, the facts of the case will be documented while preserving the anonymity of the person concerned.

If an intervention is necessary or desired, further talks with the second party can take place. If it becomes clear during the discussion that the Equality Body is not competent, an attempt will be made to find another suitable body.