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Digital Womanist

2021-1-IT02-KA220-HED-0000321112021Cooperation partnerships in higher educationfinalized
Countries: IT|CZ|ES|EL|RO · Grant: €298,174
Cultural heritageDigital skills and competencesCreating new, innovative or joint curricula or courses

Objectives

• Co-elaborate a Digital Womanist curriculum aimed at bridging a gap in the supply of HE systems, specifically of humanistic extraction, developing hard digital skills related to new digital, virtual, immersive, interactive and gamified technologies for female students of humanistic extraction to favour their access to STEM fields of study, with particular reference to ICT, increasing their employment chances in the labour market which suffers from strong gender imbalances, penalising women, even more so if they come from humanistic study paths and disciplines. • Realise Open Educational Resources for the digital upskilling of women • Have female students conduct an as is- to be analysis at the companies involved by the partnership to implement the most suitable digital solutions for the digital transition of their supply system, which will be prototyped in the Digital Solutions Design Labs and introduced in the company. • Transfer and standardise the methodological approach of a pool of partnership teachers on transformational team coaching to conduct the Labs and thus accompany the personal and professional development of the female students

Background

In recent years, the cultural sector has experienced significant growth, playing an increasingly important role in the economy and employment, especially among young people. The cultural sector accounts for 3% of EU GDP and generates more than 8.7 million jobs, corresponding to 3.8% of total employment in the Union and, therefore, plays an important role both economically and socially. The diffusion of the digital revolution has profoundly influenced the production and usage of cultural content, making the territorial cultural system more accessible and engaging. Higher education must, therefore, focus on the development of digital competences in the cultural sector to foster economic and sustainable growth. However, humanities, arts and social disciplines, which are predominant in some countries, have lower employment rates, highlighting a disparity in the labour market. Women face barriers in accessing the digital sector and receive less IT training during their education. To reduce this inequality, it is important to offer girls opportunities for direct interaction with professionals in the field and provide opportunities for practical experience

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