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Training Course “Challenge 2 Change: Gender Perspectives in Europe”
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The concept of Gender Equality, as we know it today, has been forming for centuries and is still in
progress. Though Gender Equality is more than ever becoming reality there is a long way to go.
Women continue to earn and decide less and there is only one area where women count more than
men - in the records of victims of violence. Women are still underrepresented, they earn less, and,
worst of all, one in three women in the European Union has experienced physical and sexual violence.
Also regarding the rights and acceptation of homosexuality and transsexualism there is still a long way
to go.
It is very important to enable youth workers and young leaders to feel and reflect about the power of
gender and gender roles by giving them space to discuss, debate and learn more about the topic that
often remains undiscussed. That is why with this Training Course we would like to tackle these issues
and look for solutions in our organizations and daily lives. We would like to develop and improve our
participant’s knowledge and understanding on various concepts related to gender issues, analyze
traditions, roles and perceptions of gender in different countries and soc ieties. It's obvious that there
will be huge differences as participants will come from different realities and different corners of
Europe.
The objectives of the Training Course:
To learn about gender equality issues and share / compare the realities in the European Union
and Neighbouring Partner countries;
To exchange experiences between youth workers and youth leaders on the difficulties to find
a gender balance in terms of participation of women;
To develop participants knowledge and understanding on various concepts related to gender
issues and emphasize the importance of gender equality in youth work and other areas;
To promote gender equality in youth work and international youth projects;
To facilitate networking process among participants and promote new common projects related
to gender equality;
To develop the quality of support systems for youth activities and capability of youth
organizations to create new partnerships.
The Training Course will have also a practical side. In order to practice newly gained knowledge, the
participants will plan concrete non-formal learning activities for concrete target groups (school leaders,
youth with disabilities, etc.) that later can be implemented as project on their local levels or European
level. Another value of this project will be the development of concrete international projects. The
participants will be provided with skills to develop good quality projects, with the assistance of experts.
Profile of the participants:
Youth workers, educators and Youth leaders
Ready to work on the topic of Gender Equality
Fluent in English
Resident of one of the participating countries