Description
The existing higher education system lacks a systematic approach to gender studies and is seen to reproduce gender inequality. The objective of the project is to promote gender equality via mainstreaming gender into higher education. The outcome of the project is the integration of a gender equality study programme into the programmes of social sciences and teacher education. The project aids the implementation of the Gender Equality Act as well as the Action Plan to Reducing the Gender Pay Gap. Target groups: future and active teachers; school managers; students of social sciences. The project will include a study of students’ knowledge regarding gender equality and their attitudes toward gender stereotypes, thus providing a starting point for the programme. The programme will be based on theoretical knowledge, international experience, and the Estonian local situation. It will seek to provide a balance between theoretical approaches and practical skills. The programme will be tested in the universities to see if it meets the needs of the students in terms of the content, study methods and other aspects.
Summary of project results
The project promoted gender equality via mainstreaming gender into higher education. The outcome of the project was the integration of a gender equality study programme into the programmes of social sciences and teacher education (curricula developed and piloted in Tartu University). Target groups: future and active teachers; school managers; students of social sciences. The project included a study of students’ knowledge regarding gender equality and their attitudes toward gender stereotypes, thus providing a starting point for the programme. The programme was based on theoretical knowledge, international experience, and the Estonian local situation. It provided a balance between theoretical approaches and practical skills.
Summary of bilateral results