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Life-long learning in the information age
- new ways for women
The development partnership Learn forever
II - life-long learning in the information age - new ways for women
is a project launched on the initiative of the Austrian Federal
Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture, funded by the European
Social Fund (target 2). It was started on 1st September 2007 and
will end on 31st December 2009.
The purpose of the development partnership is to provide women with
little or no learning experience with access to life-long learning
by way of an international knowledge transfer. To achieve this,
operative partners in the Austrian States of Styria, Vienna, Salzburg,
Upper Austria and Carinthia are currently developing and testing
new solution-oriented approaches and models.
Women with little or no learning experience are sensitized especially
to the issue of learning, while also developing their autodidactic
competence in order to enable them to recognise their skills and
potential and eventually use both in a targeted manner.
The models developed, piloted and implemented by Learn forever I
are tested in other adult training institutions and help improving
tutors' skills.
In addition, Learn forever II develops new programs for young women
and women in precarious job fields.
Peripherie has been asked to accompany and evaluate all measures
and actions taken.
www.learnforever.at
Community of Practice (CoP) on Gender Mainstreaming
A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of individuals who share
the same concerns, problems, issues and interests regarding a certain
topic and who wish to intensify and enhance their knowledge and
skills by on-going communication within the group.
The purpose of the CoP on Gender Mainstreaming is to enable exchange
and learning in the field of gender mainstreaming. This is done
either face-to-face by peer reviews or via an internet platform
that allows members from different countries to exchange their views
on an on-going basis.
We invite experts and other persons implementing gender mainstreaming
in the new Structural Fund period (ESF managers, Equal project leaders,
information and counselling services supporting the implementation
of the new program, political decisions-makers, equal treatment
experts etc.) to use this platform. It offers forums for discussions,
an array of gender mainstreaming products and tools, announcements
of relevant events in the gender mainstreaming field, and an opportunity
for discussion and networking with experts from various EU countries:
www.gendermainstreaming-cop.eu
Equality in Styrian NGOs
The purpose of the project 'Steps toward equality within Styrian
NGOs', an inter-institutional joint project of the NGO platform,
is to launch a gender mainstreaming process within Styrian NGOs.
It enables the involved organizations to employ a future-oriented
strategy, to gain a competitive edge, and to become pioneers in
this field.
Peripherie developed a questionnaire that was sent out to all members
of the Styrian NGO platform in order to analyse the actual situation
of NGOs in terms of their gender mainstreaming strategy.
What is the future of the equal treatment issue in the third sector?
Which indicators would allow us to reliably measure the equality
of women and men within NGOs? These are other issues dealt with
by the joint project.
Gender mainstreaming and equality of women
and men in Styrian NGOs
Since Austria has committed itself to fostering gender mainstreaming
in all areas of public life, it is now the turn of the NGOs to join
this process. All individuals, irrespective of their gender and
migration backgrounds, should participate in internal structures
and processes as well as in external performances and products on
an equal footing.
In the framework of 'Steps for equality within Styrian NGOs' Peripherie
offers help in adjusting all processes and structures to these requirements
and needs.
Project benefits
- upgrading of the NGO image through GM,
- improvement of the financial position of NGOs: EU grants are
also awarded according to GM criteria, and both local and regional
governments already receive queries concerning their gender policy
- obvious benefits for the industry
Project goals
Strategic goals:
- sensitizing NGOs to equality
- launching the gender mainstreaming process in the third sector
- aiding NGOs in continuing their GM efforts
Operative goals:
- survey of the current state of implemented gender mainstreaming
policies
- development of indicators for equality in NGOs based on the
current state analysis
Problems
1. What is the NGOs contribution to equality?
- internally: within the staff, within structures and organisational
development?
- externally: in services/products, in customer contact
2. Which gender-specific indicators can be developed based on
the current state analysis in order to analyse internal structures
and services/products of the NGOs?
The survey covered all organizations of the Styrian NGO platform.
Report NGO-Plattform 
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