Glossary

Academic participation

Akademische Teilhabe

Participation means being involved. This includes being allowed to participate in decision-making, sharing experiences, sharing knowledge, and sharing activities. In academic participation, involvement refers to all forms of education, especially at universities and colleges. This means that regardless of your background, you have access to universities and are involved in university life.

BIPoC

BIPoC is an abbreviation. It stands for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color. It is a collective term used by non-white people and/or people affected by racism to describe themselves, including Black, Indigenous, and other migrant people.

Diversity sensitive

Diversitätssensibel

Being diversity sensitive means recognizing that your own life is only one of many, i.e., that people can shape their lives under different conditions. Living conditions that can differ between people include, for example, money, origin, religion, gender, sexuality, etc.

Empowerment

The word "empowerment" comes from English. Empowerment means making yourself strong, feeling strong, acting confidently. Empowerment can come from within yourself, but you can also be supported by other people, a group, and/or a program.

FLINTA*

FLINTA* is an abbreviation. It stands for: women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, transgender, and agender persons. The asterisk is a placeholder for all people who do not identify with any of the letters. FLINTA* is therefore a collective term for all people who are exposed to sexism and/or transphobia because of their gender identity.

LGBTQIA+

LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviation. It stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual. The plus sign is a placeholder for anyone who does not identify with any of the letters. It is therefore a collective term for all people who are exposed to sexism, transphobia, and/or homophobia because of their sexuality or gender identity.

Mentoring

Mentoring brings together an experienced person (mentor) and an inexperienced person (mentee). The mentor then passes on their knowledge to the mentee and provides them with advice and support.

MEP Program

MEP-Programm

MEP is the Mentoring and Empowerment Program: workshops, mentoring and peer exchange for BIPoC girls and FLINTA*.

Mental health

Psychische Gesundheit

Just like your body, your mind can also become ill. When this happens, you may feel very sad and tired, or you may often feel anxious. You can seek help from specialists called psychotherapists.

Migrantized or minoritised

Migrantisiert

These terms are used for people who are assumed to have a migrant background based on their appearance, culture, religion, or other characteristics. This assumption may or may not be accurate. Migrantization/ minoritization is often accompanied by various forms of racism.

M*oC

M*oC stands for Mädchen* of Colour: girls and FLINTA* of Colour. The asterisk includes identities beyond the binary.

Participation

Partizipation

Participation and inclusion are related ideas. Participation means being involved in decisions that affect your life, and being able to take part actively.

Queer

The word is pronounced kwier. Queer is a collective term. This means that many people who are bisexual, lesbian, gay, intersex, or transgender refer to themselves as queer. In doing so, they want to show that they belong together and are part of a community.

Resilience

Resilienz

Resilience is the ability to stay mentally healthy even when life is tough, e.g., due to high levels of stress, a crisis, or experiencing discrimination.

Resources

Ressourcen

A resource can be a means by which you can achieve a goal. These can be, for example, people in your life, money, or even your own qualities.

Storytelling

Storytelling is the art of telling stories. It involves conveying information or ideas through a narrative. This method is used to evoke emotions and make different life stories visible as well as connect them with one another.