Diversity tip of the month
On the first Tuesday of every month, we send out our 'Diversity tip of the month' via email to all HAW Hamburg employees and students.
The tips deal with topics related to anti-discrimination and equal opportunities, such as creating accessible PDFs or gender-neutral language.
On this page you will find the current 'Diversity tip of the month', as well as the tips from previous months for reference.
Produced in cooperation with the Students’ Union Queer Committee and the Social Work Student Council
As the Zoom host or moderator, you can change the settings so that participants can change their name themselves.
This can be important to some participants because the name that people want to be called is not always identical to the name listed in their ID documents or on file at the university. This is especially the case for trans and/or non-binary people who have chosen another name that has not (yet) been changed officially. Using the wrong name or pronoun to speak to someone can be hurtful or discriminatory. When you allow participants to change their names themselves, they can display the name they want to be addressed with. It is also a good idea to ask participants for their full name and their pronouns at the beginning of the seminar. Additionally, you can address participants with their first and last names together as an alternative to the usual Ms. and Mr.
Trans and non-binary are self-designations for people who do not identify with, or only partially identify with, the gender assigned to them at birth. You can find more information here.
Brief guide to changing the settings:
- Log into Zoom with your licensed HAW account.
- In the menu on the left side of the page, click on ‘Settings’.
- Select the option ‘In Meeting (Basic)’.
Scroll down until you get to ‘Allow participants to rename themselves’. Click on the button to the right to activate this option.
You can also activate the ‘rename‘ option when a meeting is underway:
- Click on ‘Participants’ in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.
- A new window will open to the right. Click on ‘…’.
- Select ‘Allow participants to rename themselves’.
