Tackling Stereotypes
The aim of Tackling Stereotypes is to analyze on a European level the barriers that women encounter in their promotion and professional development in the field of science and technology, and to propose actions aimed at removing them. The project is led by members of…
Equalitec
Equalitec seeks to address gender inequality in the Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (ITEC) industries by providing services and resources to individuals and organisations for more effective implementation of diversity policies. Equalitec started operating in 2001 as a project of Portia (sister company) funded by…
Opportunity Ready
ECEU (Enterprising Competence – European Union is a project funded by the European Commission within the Leonardo da Vinci programme. It began in 2006 and is due to end with the final conference of the project in Madrid in September 2007. The project is based…
EU Return
EU Return Innovative Career Development Tools for Women Returnees Throughout Europe, women returners make up a significant proportion of the potential labour pool and yet are often overlooked in labour market statistics, particularly when not registered as unemployed. Statistics show that women are 40 per…
Womentor
The mission of "WoMentor" is gender equality through mentoring. European Federation of Mentoring for Girls and Women (short: Womentor) was established 2008 in Austria. It has 14 members from 10 different countries. WoMentor objectives are: reduction of gender gaps in employment and payment; gender segregation; equal…
Female Engineers Pushing Innovation
FEPIC relies upon two main keywords: creativity and leadership. These aspects focus on the person's professional potential to provide new directions and changes from the bottom upwards. Creative thinking is crucial for innovation, which in turn results in increased competitiveness. Varying positive role models can…
WinBus
Women Integration in Business Creation (or WinBus) is supporting potential business women and the organisations working to help them, through a range of face-to-face and online training methods. We will develop a range of resources including guides on services available across Europe and a handbook…
We:Mentor
The project WE:MENTOR brought together experienced programme co-ordinators and less experienced co-ordinators of mentoring programmes (particularly focused on women) together in order to share knowledge and best practice in order to increase the potential quality of programmes provided for both mentors and mentees. Main aim…
SET4change
Set4change is a European Commission funded Life-Long Learning programme with the aim of supporting the wider participation of women working in the fields of Business, Science, Engineering and Technology to enter the field of Social Entrepreneurship and make a real difference in the world. The…
European Network for Disadvantaged Adults
Mentoring is a form of effective informal training to improve the employability of people without direct access to traditional training. Mentoring is an instructional strategy, a form of teaching where tutor is teaching alongside the students, encouraging them to learn from mentor's own working examples.…