LaKoF Bayern - Hochschulen (HAW)

What LaKoF Bayern - Hochschulen (HAW) does

LaKoF Bayern - Hochschulen (HAW) is the state-level coordinating conference (Landeskonferenz) of women's and equality representatives at Bavarian universities and universities of applied sciences (Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften, HAW). Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Bavaria, Germany, the organization represents the interests of female academics, students, and academic support staff at the state political level. It operates through two coordination offices—one hosted at JMU Würzburg for universities and one at OTH Regensburg for HAW institutions—and is led by elected spokespersons Prof. Dr. Helga Stopper (Universities) and Prof. Dr. Elke Wolf (HAW). The organization has a reported headcount of 8 employees and operates without commercial revenue, member dues, or fee-based services.

LaKoF Bayern delivers a portfolio of free programmatic services including Promotionsstipendien (doctoral scholarships for women at Bavarian HAW institutions), the BayernMentoring career program running since 2005, monthly digital consultation hours under the 'Werde Professorin' (Become a Professor) format, intensive two-day coaching seminars on HAW appointment procedures (e.g., 'Berufsziel HAW-Professorin' at TH Nürnberg), the LEA Equality Award, and the Bayern-wide 'Werde Professorin!' campaign with a dedicated web presence at werdeprofessorin.de. The organization also engages in formal policy advocacy, submitting statements and position papers on Bavarian higher education legislation including the Bayerisches Hochschulinnovationsgesetz (BayHIG) effective January 1, 2023.

The underlying technology platform is a Plone-based content management system for the organization's website (lakof-bayern.de) with WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility compliance. As a non-profit coordinating association (freier Zusammenschluss), LaKoF Bayern is funded through member institutions and public higher education budgets rather than commercial revenue. The organization addresses a documented structural disparity: in winter semester 2022/2023, only 24% of Bavarian professorships were held by women despite women constituting 49.4% of students, and the 'Werde Professorin' campaign won the Impact of Diversity Award 2022 in the University category in recognition of its intervention.

Name

LaKoF Bayern - Hochschulen (HAW)

Legal name

Landeskonferenz der Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an bayerischen Hochschulen

Website

https://lakof-bayern.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LaKoF Bayern - Hochschulen (HAW) is a non-profit state-level coordinating conference of women's and equality representatives at Bavarian universities and universities of applied sciences, providing scholarships, mentoring, policy advocacy, and career support for female academics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Gender Equality Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

Keywords

• Gender equality advocacy
• Academic career support
• Doctoral scholarships
• Women mentoring programs
• Higher education policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LaKoF Bayern - Hochschulen (HAW) coordinates women's and equality representatives across Bavarian Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW/Universities of Applied Sciences). It delivers career advancement services for female academics through doctoral scholarships (Promotionsstipendien), the BayernMentoring program, digital consultation hours, intensive coaching seminars on appointment procedures, the "Werde Professorin" campaign, and the LEA Equality Award, alongside state-level advocacy on gender equality policy.

Product overview

LaKoF Bayern - Hochschulen (HAW) is a coordination conference of women's and equality representatives at Bavarian universities of applied sciences (HAW). The organization provides a portfolio of career promotion services for women in academia, including doctoral scholarships (Promotionsstipendien), the BayernMentoring program, monthly digital consultation hours ('Werde Professorin'), intensive seminars on HAW professorships, and the LaKoF Equality Award (LEA). Key initiatives include the 'Werde Professorin!' campaign to encourage women to pursue HAW professorships and ScienceFem conferences. These offerings form an integrated support system from student level through to professorship, addressing gender equality throughout academic career stages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Werde Professorin: Campaign to encourage women to become professors at Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW/Universities of Applied Sciences) in Bavaria
• LEA - LaKoF Equality Award
• BayernMentoring
• ScienceFem

Products and services

• Promotionsstipendien (Doctoral Scholarships)
• BayernMentoring
• Digitale Sprechstunde "Werde Professorin"
• Seminar "Berufsziel HAW-Professorin"
• LEA - LaKoF Equality Award
• Kampagne "Werde Professorin!"
• ScienceFem Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• The 'Werde Professorin' campaign won the Impact of Diversity Award 2022 in the category University, demonstrating campaign effectiveness.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BavariaMentoring NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2022BayernMentoring is a career promotion program for female students and young academics that has been run since 2005 as part of LaKoF Bayern/HAW's support offerings. The program connects mentees with experienced mentors across Bavarian universities and provides seminars and networking opportunities.
• Bayerische Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaKoF Bayern/HAW serves as the coordination body for women's and equality representatives at all Bavarian Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften (Universities of Applied Sciences). Member institutions include TH München, OTH Regensburg, TH Nürnberg, HAW Landshut, TH Würzburg-Schweinfurt, and others across Bavaria.
• Bayerische Universitäten und Kunst-/MusikhochschulencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaKoF Bayern represents and coordinates the interests of women's and equality representatives at all Bavarian universities and art/music universities, including LMU München, TU München, Universität Würzburg, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, and others.
• OTH Regensburg (Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaKoF Bayern/HAW's coordination office is hosted at OTH Regensburg. The institution regularly hosts networking events for scholarship recipients and alumni of LaKoF programs.
• JMU Würzburg (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe universities coordination office of LaKoF Bayern is hosted at JMU Würzburg. The university has also hosted alumnae networking events for LaKoF scholarship recipients.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Total E-Quality Deutschland e.V. German association awarding the Total E-Quality predicate for sustained equality practices in organizations including universities; comparable as a national-level equality-recognition and capacity-building body operating in the same institutional ecosystem.
• BuKoF (Bundeskonferenz der Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen): Federal-level umbrella of women's and equality representatives at German universities and HAW institutions; the national counterpart to LaKoF Bayern's state-level coordination role and the natural venue for any program scaled beyond Bavaria.
• CEWS (Center of Excellence Women and Science): National research and competence center on women in science housed at GESIS; overlaps directly with LaKoF's mission on gender equality in academia and provides the data and policy backbone that state-level bodies like LaKoF reference.
• LaKoF Hessen: State-level coordinating conference for women's representatives at Hessen higher-education institutions; directly comparable mandate to LaKoF Bayern, illustrating how Germany's federal structure replicates the model across Länder.
• LaKoF Baden-Württemberg: Sister state-level conference coordinating women's and equality representatives at Baden-Württemberg universities and HAW institutions; operates with the same mandate, structural design, and program mix as LaKoF Bayern in another German state.
• LaKoF Nordrhein-Westfalen: State-level women's and equality representatives' conference covering the largest German state higher-education system; mirrors LaKoF Bayern's role for NRW universities and HAW institutions.
• LaKoF Niedersachsen: Lower-Saxony state-level conference of women's and equality representatives at universities and HAW institutions; operates the same coordinating, scholarship, and mentoring functions as LaKoF Bayern within a different Land.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Frauenrat: National umbrella of German women's organizations advocating for gender equality across policy domains; broader in scope than LaKoF Bayern but operates an analogous advocacy and policy-influence function at federal level for women's rights.
• European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE): EU-level agency providing research, data, and policy support on gender equality across member states; comparable as the supranational knowledge and advocacy anchor in the same domain LaKoF Bayern addresses at Bavarian state level.

Others

• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF): German federal ministry funding higher education and research, including the Professorinnenprogramm and other gender-equality instruments; relevant as the upstream policy and funding counterpart whose programs LaKoF Bayern aligns with and complements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles2 records

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