Monika Götsch

Monika Götsch is a Professor at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, specializing in sociology with a focus on social structure analysis, family and gender, heteronormative gender relations, intersectionality, sexuality socialization, sociology of knowledge, and transgender employment contexts. She serves as Contact Person for Anti-Discrimination and Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission at the university.

• Key research areas include critical analysis of heteronormativity, intersectional inequalities in welfare states, and qualitative research methodologies.

Her 2024 publications examine digitalization's impact on social work, anti-discrimination policies in Baden-Württemberg universities, and resilience frameworks in educational institutions. Earlier work explores transgender employment experiences, gendered socialization processes, and welfare state transformations.

Active in academic discourse through presentations at conferences in Bielefeld, Paderborn, and Vilnius, she contributes to debates on gender equity, systemic discrimination, and educational reforms. Her methodological expertise spans narrative analysis, qualitative research, and interdisciplinary collaborations.