Helpmeats and Fiery Goosemothers: Code of Conduct

This conference is hosted by the University of Vienna (UniVie). Both UniVie and the conference organisers commit to treating everyone involved in the conference with dignity and respect. All attendees are thus obliged to adhere to UniVie’s “binding framework of conduct” outlined in the University of Vienna’s Code of Conduct (CoC):

"The University of Vienna conceives itself as a community of all its members: individuals of different age and sex, of different social and geographic origin, shaped by different situations in life and by different experiences, world views, and abilities.

Hence any dealings between members of the University shall be marked by mutual respect and esteem. Intolerance, discriminating or offensive behaviour, or favouritism, will not in any way be accepted at the University of Vienna; this also applies to third parties […].

Sexual harassment and mobbing of any kind are incompatible with the principle of mutual respect in interpersonal relations; they shall therefore not in any way be tolerated at the University of Vienna, and may prompt sanctions under criminal or labour law." Source: University of Vienna’s Code of Conduct, [available here].

The conference organisers would also like to draw your attention to the University of Vienna’s Equal Opportunities Working Party’s policy with respect to Sexual Harassment (available as a downloadable pdf file here), and specifically to the following material on page 6:

If you experience or witness any action you deem to violate the University of Vienna’s CoC, please approach the conference organisers:

Dr Georgina Nugent (University of Vienna)

Dr Ronan Crowley (Goethe University Frankfurt)

All complaints will be taken seriously and treated in confidence.