#Geschlechtsidentifikations-R
            $assigned_col = (defined($excel_assign{"$eo,$sheet"}[$ba_config{'sex_col'}])) ? ($excel_assign{"$eo,$sheet"}[$ba_config{'sex_col'}]) : ($ba_config{'sex_col'});
            $sex_cmp = &read_data($current_sheet, $row, $assigned_col);
            $sex_r = $none;


            print "\n\n\nsex_cmp:\n";
            Dump $sex_cmp;
            print "\nba_config{sex_m} VOR split:\n";
            Dump $ba_config{'sex_m'};
            print "\n";


            foreach my $male_cmp (split(/,/,$ba_config{'sex_m'}))
             {


            print "male_cmp VOR downgrade:\n";
            Dump $male_cmp;
            print "male_cmp NACH downgrade:\n";


            utf8::downgrade($male_cmp);


            Dump $male_cmp;