The Aurel Steinert Foundation promotes gender equality in society by raising awareness and supporting young people in a targeted manner. The foundation sees equality as a democratic task and thus contributes to highlighting and dismantling structural discrimination. The projects it supports create low-threshold access, open up new spaces for participation, solidarity, and awareness, and enable young people to counteract gender stereotypes and thus actively shape social change. Through its targeted promotion of equality, the foundation helps to break down patriarchal disadvantages and promote diversity as a strength.
Since 2024, the foundation has been cooperating with the Female Pioneer Network, a project founded by students at KIT (Karlsruhe) with the aim of offering extracurricular continuing education programs to female students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Female students from the 9th grade onwards gain exciting insights into technology, companies, and universities. Workshops in schools for female students break down gender stereotypes, while fireside chats with role models, a mentoring program, and company visits with practical implementation examples round off the program. All services are free of charge for the students. In 2025, STEM/Future Skills workshops were held at several schools in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, with role models from TUM, KIT, the University of Heidelberg, and the Max Planck Institute.
Here you can find a testimonial from one of the participants.
In addition, the Aurel Steinert Foundation initiates projects that promote gender equality in the MUN (Model United Nations) context, as many participants in this area also experience gender-specific barriers, prejudices, or insecurities. For example, female MUN participants find a safe and supportive space in the online exchange room "UNmuted" to share their experiences with gender roles, discrimination, or self-confidence. In addition, the foundation is working with the MUN community to develop guidelines for gender-equitable MUN conferences, which can be used by organizing groups in the future.