Honoring Women in Philosophy

The Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize has been awarded annually since 2018 in cooperation between the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and Professor Dr. Ulrike Detmers. The prize honors outstanding academic work that contributes to the recognition of women in the history of philosophy. The 2025 committee consists of:

Professor Dr. Ulrike Detmers

Professor of Business Administration | Entrepreneur | Donor of the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize

Ulrike Detmers is a professor of business administration with a focus on corporate management, human resource development, and gender studies. She is also a managing partner in a major German food company. For many years, she has been committed to gender equality across academia, business, and society. As the donor of the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize, she aims to highlight the contributions of women to the development of philosophical thought and to strengthen the visibility and societal relevance of research in the humanities.

Professor Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber

University of Paderborn | President of the German Society for Philosophy

Ruth Edith Hagengruber is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Paderborn. She is director of the internationally recognized Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and founder of the research area EcoTechGender. Her research focuses on the history of women philosophers, the philosophy of economics, and the philosophical foundations of computing and artificial intelligence. Since 2025, she serves as President of the German Society for Philosophy.

Professor Dr. Yuko Murakami

Rikkyo University, Japan

Yuko Murakami is a professor at the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence and Science at Rikkyo University in Japan. Her work bridges philosophy, information science, and ethics, with a particular focus on ethical guidelines for the education of AI systems. She also studies the representation of women in academia. In her keynote at the IAPH Conference 2021, she examined how women in Japan have often been historically reduced to the role of “educators,” regardless of their scholarly achievements—a phenomenon she referred to as “institutionalized mansplaining.”