Increasing the involvement of women in the VET sector at regional & local level

In the context of the European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek), the European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning (EARLALL) and the European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (EfVET) are organising a workshop "Increasing the involvement of women in the VET sector at regional & local level" on October 11, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

The workshop aims to review the involvement of women in lifelong learning to overcome its significant gender gap. Even if there are no data available at EU level regarding the participation of women in specific economic sectors, the Skills Agenda (notably the Council Recommendation on VET, November 2020) calls for social fairness and resilience and combats gender stereotypes. 

With a European labour market dominated by men (79.9% vs 67.3%, 2019, Eurostat), a gender-sensitive approach can better respond to the needs and capacities of all citizens. Regional and local authorities can reverse the trend by including lifelong learning policies to encourage female learners to fully benefit from education and training equal to their male peers.

Making regional S3 sectors attractive to women would benefit regional prosperity. Involving education providers in this process is highly relevant to promoting cultural and behavioural changes. Teachers and students will share their bottom-up approaches with participants.

Speakers

• Maria Pascual, Head of the International Projects Unit for VET, Education Department of the Government of Catalonia
• Mikaela Voutila, Mentoring teacher, Axxell
• Kinga Szebeni, National Expert at the European Commission, DG EMPL, Unit E3, European Commission
• Tanja Halttunen, Expert of International affairs/Erasmus+ coordinator, Axxell Utbildning Ab

Moderator

• Sylvia Liuti, Gender Equality Expert, FORMA.Azione

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