1 9 9 5 , ▁Ba er ▁wrote ▁her ▁doctor al ▁th esis ▁“ D ign ity ▁or ▁equality : ▁The ▁appropriate ▁fundamental - right s ▁concept ▁of ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁law ▁– ▁a ▁comparison ▁of ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁U . S .” ▁at ▁the ▁Go ethe ▁University ▁Frankfurt , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁Walter ▁Kol b ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Frankfurt ▁am ▁Main . ▁▁ ▁Ba er ▁was ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁of ▁public ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁univers ities ▁of ▁B iele feld ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 / 0 2 ▁and ▁Er furt ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Ba er ▁decl ined ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁a ▁professor ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁B iele feld ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁was ▁appointed ▁university ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁H umb old t ▁University ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 / 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁academic ▁and ▁international ▁affairs ▁at ▁H umb old t ▁University ▁and ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁its ▁Centre ▁for ▁Trans dis cipl inary ▁G ender ▁Studies ▁and ▁G ender Comp et ence C entre ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Ba er ' s ▁research ▁areas ▁include ▁so cio - c ult ural ▁legal ▁studies , ▁gender ▁studies , ▁law ▁against ▁disc rim ination ,