Sexual discrimination and violence, sexism, and trans*phobia, and all other forms of gender-based discrimination are not tolerated at the University of Bonn. If you have been affected by such an incident yourself or have observed such incidents involving others, you can report what occurred via this "Gender Equality Reporter." You have the choice between an anonymous or a confidential report. You can also always contact the University's Central Gender Equality Commissioner personally.
Please note that an anonymous report is not an official complaint and does not generally lead to protective and/or remedial measures or sanctions being considered against the accused person or group of persons. This means that we will take note of an anonymous complaint and include it in our considerations for future preventive measures at the university.
If you wish us to do so and provide your contact details, we may contact you via the “Gender Equality Reporter” after you have submitted your report. Your data will, of course, be treated confidentially, and you will receive an email from us. We will then discuss the potential next steps together.
Please note that an anonymous report is not an official complaint and does not generally lead to protective and/or remedial measures or sanctions being considered against the accused person or group of persons. This means that we will take note of an anonymous complaint and include it in our considerations for future preventive measures at the university.
If you wish us to do so and provide your contact details, we may contact you via the “Gender Equality Reporter” after you have submitted your report. Your data will, of course, be treated confidentially, and you will receive an email from us. We will then discuss the potential next steps together.
How our whistleblower system helps protect your privacy
- No identifying information is provided to the contacts.
- Your message will be stylometrically redacted to provide you with an even higher level of anonymity. We remove all punctuation and convert all words to lowercase.
- All information is end-to-end encrypted, so your sensitive information remains safe.
What you can do to protect yourself
- You are not on the corporate network (Internet/VPN).
- You should not use a device (smartphone, computer, etc) that is provided by your employer.
- You should not use the kinds of idioms or abbreviations that you frequently use in conversations or when writing emails.