With the implementation of the Women with Big Dreams (WWBD) project, we wanted to address the significant gender disparities observed in Europe's entrepreneurial landscape. Although women make up 51% of the total European population, Eurostat statistics revealed worrying trends: while the female employment rate had risen to 67.3%, only 34.4% of the self-employed were women, and only 31% were start-up entrepreneurs. Furthermore, only 14.8% of start-up founders were women. These data underline the fact that women represent the greatest untapped entrepreneurial and leadership potential in Europe. Although women were often early adopters of new technologies, they were rarely involved in their creation. This lack of representation meant that technological advances were predominantly driven by men, leaving half of society unrepresented in the development process. A diverse ecosystem is widely recognised for its ability to produce superior products and services, offer diverse experiences, and improve work environments, business productivity and talent productivity. However, societal factors such as stereotyping, cultural discouragement, peer pressure and a lack of role models often undermine young girls' enthusiasm and interest in entrepreneurship, leadership and technology, leading to reduced confidence in these areas. Furthermore, given the challenges facing Europe at the time, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, wars, energy crises and inflation, there was an urgent need to harness the economic and social potential of young female entrepreneurs. This was seen as a key strategy for catalysing economic growth and facilitating rapid recovery from prevailing crises. Youth work was identified as a crucial avenue for this, as it could provide young women with entrepreneurial education, thereby fostering entrepreneurial skills and motivating them to consider entrepreneurship as a viable career path. With this in mind, the primary objective of the Women with Big Dreams (WWBD) project was to equip youth workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote women's entrepreneurship. Specifically, the project objectives for the youth workers were to -To discuss the relationship between the basic skills of entrepreneurship and gender. -To identify gender-related challenges faced by women entrepreneurs. -To understand the potential barriers and other significant obstacles to women's entrepreneurship. -To explore the different components of a business plan, enabling youth workers to gain key skills and insights into how to start and grow a successful business. -Provide youth workers with details of EU support tools and the opportunities offered by EU programmes to promote female entrepreneurship. -To promote the establishment of empowerment centres, support networks and peer communities dedicated to the growth and development of women-owned businesses.