AIP distinguished as family-friendly institute

The “berufundfamilie gGmbH” audit confirmed that AIP portrays an active and conscious commitment to the compatibility of family and career within a non-university specialized research setting. Under the moderation of the “berufundfamilie gGmbH”, a team of employees developed strategies and measures, allowing AIP to further strengthen family-related themes in the future, such as equal opportunity, family-friendly work times, parent-child-workplaces or emergency childcare. To accomplish this, representatives of the institute and the “berufundfamilie gGmbH” staffs reached an agreement on objectives. These objectives need to be accomplished within the next three years to prove in the re-audit in 2017 that the agreed upon measures have been implemented on an ongoing basis.

The “berufundfamilie gGmbH” was founded by the Hertie-foundation and is supported by the Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth).