Since 1957, equality between women and men has been a priority for the member states of the European Union. This commitment is reaffirmed by the Council of Europe's "Strategy 2018-2023" for equality between women and men. Our project aims to create a synergy between several European establishments in order to "Educate against gender inequalities in Europe and in the world". Our consortium is made up of five partner establishments: the Lycée des Métiers Armand Guillaumin in Orly (France), project coordinator, the Lycée polyvalent Edouard Branly in Créteil (France), le lycée hôtelier IPSSEOA “Karol Wojtyla” de Catania (Italie) and the Colegiul Tehnic Henri Coanda from Targu Jiu (Romania). Our establishments have many students from very disadvantaged socio-professional backgrounds and unaccustomed to the culture of equality that prevails in more advantaged environments. This unifying project aims to carry out educational action in favor of equality between girls and boys (and equality between women and men) at school and in European societies. We can consider this project from different angles: - information, communication and citizenship (the place of women in history, the dress code, the commitment of women during the World Wars) -culture and artistic creation (the place of women and men in art or sport, artists engaged in the struggle for the emancipation of women, their relationship with the body through artistic or sporting practices); -political and professional economic world (the importance of gender stereotypes in the choice of studies and professional choices for girls, wage inequalities between men and women, the glass ceiling, the economic precariousness which affects the vast majority women, non-respect of gender parity in political bodies ...; - body, health and well-being (contraception, abortion, gender mix, homophobia ...)The objective of this project is a collective reflection to fight against: - gender stereotypes which are the primary factors of inequality; - combating sexist behavior and gender-based violence at school and outside school; - hierarchical domination of men; - inequalities in the professional world. This project also aims to educate for: - foster a climate of mutual aid and respect despite the cultural differences of the students; - federate around a universal theme (equality between girls and boys) while promoting the construction of fulfilled individuals; - develop the feeling of belonging to the European Union among pupils (and its construction as a citizen of the world who works for peace); - make European pupils adhere to a key value of the European Union (Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome lays down the principle "for equal pay, equal work")The four establishments of the consortium have already carried out many transversal projects in order to fight against several forms of inequalities between girls and boys (fight against cyber-harassment of which girls are the first victims, the fight against violence against women ...), this project is therefore in line with the educational policies already in place. In order to carry it out, we will use Erasmus + platforms like EtwinningSpace to make students from the three countries work. Several educational activities are planned: - in order to deconstruct the gender stereotypes that influence the choice of students 'professional paths, we will organize exchanges between a class of boys' future electricians) from the Edourd Branly high school in Créteil and a class of girls from Armand Guillaumin (future beauticians). The boys will discover the beauty trades and the girls the "male" trades. This activity will be shared in the form of photo repot on EtwinningSpace; - this project will also allow often disadvantaged students to open up to Europe and the world by exchanging presentations in the form of Powerpoint on the great female figures of each partner country, by drawing up a charter (in French, Romanian and in Italian) in which the students undertake to respect each other, videoconferences during colloquiums invited by actors of civil society who fight daily for real equality between women and men. The expected are: - learn the codes of successful communication; - understand the forms of verbal and non-verbal communication; -educate to mutual respect and tolerance; - raising awareness for full equality between girls and boys in Europe and in the world; -promote equality between girls and boys to the public through student productions (exhibition during open days, article in the press)
Equality between girls and boys, women and men is a democratic issue for European states. In this respect, the role of the school is essential in promoting education in the culture of equality. The project "Educating against gender inequalities in Europe and around the world" is based on the deconstruction of gender stereotypes that are established from an early age and influence the way in which boys and girls construct their identities over the years, the way in which they are able to find their own identity. The mission of this project is to bring together the educational teams and students of the Lycée Armand Guillaumin in Orly, Edouard Branly in Créteil, the liceu Tehnic Henri Coanda in Targu Jiu (Romania), the PGOHHT" Prof. Doc. Asen Zlatarov in Shumen (Bulgaria) and the IPSSEOA Karol Wojtyla in Catania (Italy) in order to carry out a collective reflection on this universal issue. This project was carried out in three stages: 1. Awareness This first phase consists of raising awareness of gender stereotypes and the resulting sexist and sexual violence. This first stage of the project relies on external actors working for associations specialising in the fight against inequalities and gender-based violence. By providing legal information, food for thought and shedding light on the processes at play in gender-based and sexual violence and the perpetuation of. 2. Production of awareness-raising tools Based on the knowledge acquired during the sessions of the first stage, this second phase involves an in-depth study of 4 targeted sub-themes: stereotypes in educational/professional orientation, in private life, in public life and in sexuality. Based on peer-to-peer discussions/reflections; Learners propose courses of action on how to fight against preconceived ideas and misconceptions.In this way, students become actors in initiating solutions. During creative workshops supervised by professional artists or teachers, students create materials: awareness-raising kits (posters with slogans, flyers, badges), slams, theatre sketches, short film script writing, TikTok videos 3. Action The students trained become ambassadors of equality who are committed to a more egalitarian society. They intervene within their establishments but also outside them (middle schools, elementary schools in the area) on key days such as March 8 or November 25 or during open days. They rely on the tools developed as part of the project to raise awareness among their peers. These different stages made it possible for the students to work over a long period of time and thus to give more meaning to their reflections. At the end of this project, the students are more fulfilled, more self-confident and more open to the world. Open to the world, they accept differences and approach their private and professional lives in a more serene way. The civic dimension of the project also brought the participants closer to the European Union and its values.Indeed, young people have understood that despite cultural and economic differences, gender inequalities are present in all European societies and that together they can build a fairer and more egalitarian Europe. This project also motivated the participants who became more diligent and committed to their schooling as shown by the excellent results in the exams. This project has also enabled educational staff to be trained in egalitarian culture. Indeed, many educational sessions were given by university specialists and/or actors from the associative world. In this way, teachers take a critical look at their own pedagogical practices, in which gender stereotypes are sometimes embedded. The exchange of good practices between European peers has been enriching.