IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU) presents the IU Diversity Award once every six months for outstanding theses by its students.
In the second semester of 2022, Maurice Spitzner received the award for his bachelor's thesis in social work entitled: "From Pink Princesses and Blue Knights - The Construction of Gender Stereotypes and the Representation of Relationship Constellations in Luxembourg's Most Popular Picture Books".
The detailed, well-founded, and exceptionally good treatment of the topic, supplemented with interesting aspects and insights, prompted the jury to award the "IU Diversity Award Autumn 2022" to Maurice Spitzner. "This work shows that although the social discussion about diversity and gender has arrived in society, this is not being passed on in the broad media masses, nor to our youngest generation as it should be," said Nicola Schmidt-Geheb, Equality and Diversity Officer at IU, on the jury's reasoning.
