EDGES aims to develop a modern gender sensitive approach, support young people on the interface of artistic expression and the gender dimensions, and provide them different digital methods on how to visualize sensitive statements through artworks and spread them.
Objectives
In all gender dimensions young people are confronted with stereotypes and predetermined gender roles, which have been acquired during socialisation processes. This bias unconsciously guides attitudes and behaviours of men and women and (negatively) affect society. It is built into people’s practices and procedures, not just minds. Also, gender stereotypes seem to generalize to some degree across culture. Discussions on gender gaps and inequality are often only focusing on the disadvantaged gender(s) and how to put them in a better position when looking at the current economic and social situation. But what would be important to focus on, is the open dialogue between all genders and also creating awareness, that most of people’s behaviour is based on stereotypes, that are not updated accordingly to today’s society because they have never been accurate or lost their accuracy through time. These archetypes and issues are mostly transmitted from generation to generation through family constructs. But also, education plays a central part in supporting young people through these processes.
Activties
The first training took place in Vienna, Austria, from 29th October – 4th November 2019.
The second training course should have taken place 10th – 16th March 2020. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the training after the second day, because of COVID-19.
Partners & Partner Countries
- EESTEC LC TIRANA, Albania
- “Mandate of Future” NGO, Armenia
- National non-governmental youth organization Civil Forum, Belarus
- ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE BEYOND BORDERS CORATO, Italy
- JORDAN YOUTH INNOVATION FORUM SOCIETY , Jordan
- ZDRUZENIE NA GRAGJANI KREAKTIV SKOPJE, North Macedonia
- Bué Fixe- Associação de Jovens, Portugal
- ASOCIATIA PENTRU PROMOVAREA EGALITATII INTRE TINERI – ADAPTO, Romania
- ASOCIACION ARRABAL AID, Spain
Project data
Start: August 1st, 2019
End: May 31st, 2020
Project number: 2019-2-AT02-KA105-002462, NPN 19-K16-007
Responsible contact: Peter Mazohl, Stefanie Mayrwöger
Webpage: https://edges.efqubl.org/
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