The Elise Richter Network is an exchange platform for excellent female researchers in Austria including persons identifying as diverse, intersex, or open. It connects past, present and future Elise Richter and female or non-binary Astra awardees and aims to support their careers in academia and beyond. In our activities, we advocate for gender equality and battle systemic deficits of equal career opportunities in Austrian academia. This page highlights scientific achievements and critical perspectives of the group, portrays the scholars behind the research and enables contact and networking.
Our Mission
Excellent research – equal opportunities
Recent Activities
Caregiving responsibilities hold back young women scientists
Young women scientists are gradually disappearing through the “leaky pipeline.” Especially during the crucial years…
Between Tenure and Toddlerhood: Compatibility of Family and Career in Academia
In summer/fall 2025 chair woman Karen Kastenhofer made a survey within the Elise Richter Network…
What do we know about being human?
Barbara Fischer (Elise Richter Network Board Member & Group Leader for Evolutionary Biology at the…