{"id":18636,"date":"2020-12-30T17:57:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T16:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidos.local\/?post_type=project&p=18636"},"modified":"2022-09-14T15:28:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T13:28:03","slug":"mind-the-gap-step-up-for-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/aidos.it\/en\/project\/mind-the-gap-step-up-for-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"EUROPE – MIND THE GAP: Step up for gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021 \u2013 2022 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0GENDER EQUALITY\/EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE
\n<\/strong><\/span>Europe (Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain)<\/p>\n

PARTNERS<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The project is coordinated by AIDOS and implemented in partnership with: Associa\u00e7ao para Planeamento Familiar (Portugal); END FGM European Network (Belgium); Medicos del Mundo (Spain).<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In many EU countries stereotypical gender perceptions influence education, profession and life of boys and girls. Girls studying education, health, humanities are double compared to men and end up in teaching and caring professions, usually valued and paid less, thus increasing the EU pay gap (16%). Female under representation in full time employment (16%) in all EU Countries is also due to the disproportion between women and men in housework and caring responsibilities. EIGE and OECD suggest that education places are ideal spaces to break-down gender stereotypes at an early stage. Non-gender equitable textbooks and images and teachers\u2019 attitudes in influencing students have an impact on their career choices and employment opportunities: as an example, a recent research has proved that female students are prevented from choosing a career in the STEM sector also due to a negative gender approach perpetuated by teachers.<\/p>\n

In Italy, Portugal and Spain practices in education still fuel gender inequality. In these countries, statistics on women\u2019s education \/ work \/ life choices confirm EU trends, while governmental guidelines and recommendations to promote gender equality in education have yet to be fully applied, as school personnel lacks training and often shows prejudices about girls and boys not conforming to gender stereotypes.<\/p>\n

GOALS<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The overall objective<\/strong> of the project is to contribute tackling gender stereotypes in education in Italy, Spain and Portugal, thus reducing the influence of gender expectations on girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 choices in education, work and life. The project specific objective<\/strong> is strengthening the capacity of professionals and other adults in contact with children to identify and address gender stereotypes in education, including own unconscious bias.<\/p>\n

MAIN ACTIVITIES<\/span>
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