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In this chapter, I will provide a brief overview of the "gender and diversity landscape" at Swiss universities. I will begin by presenting some information about the higher education system in Switzerland and looking at the relevance of gender and diversity management. I will then discuss in greater detail the situation of equal opportunity initiatives at Swiss universities. There is a special focus on the "Federal Programme for Equal Opportunities of Women and Men at Swiss Universities", as it is the broadest programme in terms of scale and scope for Swiss universities. Subsequently, I will briefly address the situation at the Swiss Institutes for Technology, the Universities of Applied Sciences, the Swiss National Foundation and provide an overview of the closely related topic of promoting the development of Gender Studies in Switzerland.

1 Equity and Diversity at Swiss Universities
1.1 Higher Education in Switzerland
1.2 Diversity at Swiss Universities
1.3 Gender at Swiss Universities
2 Equal Opportunities for Women and Men at Swiss Universities
3 The "Federal Programme for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men at Universities"
3.1 Appointing Female Professors. The Incentive System
3.2 Promoting Young Female Academics: Mentoring and Training
3.3 Supporting Mothers and Fathers: Expanding Childcare Services
3.4 Evalutation and Future of the Programme
4. Equal Opportunities of Women and Men at the Federal Institutes of Technology and the Universities of Applied Sciences
4.1 The Federal Institutes of Technology
4.2 The Universities of Applied Sciences
5 The Swiss National Science Foundation
6 Gender Campus Switzerland
7 References