Helge Pross Prize

The Helge-Pross-Prize is awarded every three years by the University of Siegen, represented by the Prorectorates responsible for diversity in cooperation with the Center for Political and Sociological Education in the Department of Social Sciences (POLIS), the Siegen Center for Gender Studies (Gestu_S), as well as the Equal Opportunities Officer
and the Department of Social Sciences
of the University of Siegen.

The prize, endowed with 5,000 euros, honors scientists for outstanding achievements in the field of family and gender research.

The prize is dedicated to the memory of the Siegen sociologist Helge Pross, who died in 1984. Helge Pross taught as a professor at the University of Siegen from 1976 to 1984 and is considered a pioneer of family and gender research. She was interested in researching the reality of life for housewives, the educational opportunities of girls and the role models of men.

The first award ceremony took place in 1994. The prize of the year 2025 goes to Prof. Dr. Andrea Maihofer.

Here you can find the guidelines for awarding the Helge-Pross-Prize of the University of Siegen