Dr. Anna Wanka

Goethe-University Frankfurt

Universities are much more than just a place for education – in societies, in which care work is changing fundamentally, they also have to assume the role of caretakers. While it is already possible at many universities to reconcile studies and childcare, students that take care of adults (such as parents or grandparents) remain largely invisible – even though this already affects around 12% of students. In the online talk, current research and good practice examples regarding the (ir)reconcilability of caregiving tasks and studies are presented, and it will be discussed how universities can provide better support for students who are caregivers. 

Language: German

The lecture is part of the RMU online talk series "Familie im Fokus – Vereinbarkeit in der Forschung“, in which the reconcilability of family life, studies and work is addressed from a scientific perspective. Over the course of the semester, researchers from the Rhine-Main Universities present their research results on various aspects of reconcilability.