Projekt FEM-SKILLS - wsparcie młodych przedsiębiorczyń

"<< Background >>The FEM-SKILLS project was initiated in response to the documented gender gap in entrepreneurship. According to EUROSTAT data from 2021: 67% of self-employed people are men compared to 33% of women. Pre-project evaluation studies showed that only 12% of women positively assess their entrepreneurial predispositions compared to 23% of men, which reflects a systemic problem.Two key barriers were identified: (1) competency - insufficient support in developing women's entrepreneurial meta-skills, (2) structural - limited integration of the gender perspective in entrepreneurship support ecosystems.The project responded to the need to create an empirically verified, replicable model for supporting young women's entrepreneurship through the systematic development of meta-skills - higher-order competencies that determine effectiveness in business activity. The FEM-SKILLS model was designed as a tool for operationalizing the European Competency Framework (EntreComp) in the context of the specific needs of young female entrepreneurs.<< Objectives >>The main objective of the project was to strengthen the support system and promote entrepreneurship among young women through the development, implementation and evaluation of the FEM-SKILLS Model (acronym from FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP META-SKILLS MODEL) supporting the development of entrepreneurial meta-skills of young women.The main objective of the project was accompanied by specific objectives:- Combating gender stereotypes and integrating gender equality issues into entrepreneurship support ecosystems.- Promoting entrepreneurship and self-employment as a valuable career option for young women and an opportunity to empower young women.- Increasing awareness of gender inequality issues in the entrepreneurship sector and access to entrepreneurial education.- Developing and promoting a new competency model of transversal entrepreneurial skills FEM-SKILLS.- Increasing the substantive potential of partners and internationalization of activities through joint planning and implementation of the project,- Developing international partnerships and networking of entrepreneurship development environments among young women.All of them were reflected in the measurable and unmeasurable results of the project.<< Implementation >>1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT: an international project team was established to coordinate all activities, monitor progress, manage finances and ensure effective communication between partners.2 INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MEETINGS: kick-off meeting in Malaga, mid-term meeting in Cork and closing meeting online.3 FEM-SKILLS COMPETENCE MODEL: a set of 3 publications was developed and published: ""FEM-SKILLS Model Methodological Guidelines"", ""FEM-SKILLS Model in the Development of Women's Entrepreneurship"", ""FEM-SKILLS Model Facilitator's Toolkit"".4 FEM-SKILLS FACILITATORS TRAINING - 3-day training for 9 experienced female entrepreneurs (Malaga, October 2024)5 FEM-SKILLS TRAINING: 3-day training for 9 entrepreneurship educators (Cork, November 2024)6 PILOT LOCAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES 3 local pilots were organised for a total of 18 people.7 DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: 6 online meetings were organised, complemented by EFORT with an online and group meeting with local employment services. E-notes documenting project activities were published online, as well as the Erasmus+ Results Platform and SALTO-YOUTH were used<< Results >>Material results:1. International project team: 6 people, 3 project meetings, ongoing communication and promotion of the project.2. Complete FEM-SKILLS Model consisting of 3 publications available in 3 languages (PL, ES, EN)3. Training of 18 specialists (9 facilitators, 9 trainers) in the implementation of the FEM-SKILLS model.4. Pilot implementation on a sample of 18 young women5. Conducting 7 online and 1 group dissemination seminars with over 90 participantsImpact of the project- increased competences of youth educators, facilitators/mentors of women's entrepreneurship and staff of partner organizations (linguistic, managerial, personal),- increased entrepreneurial competences of 18 participants of local piloting events- establishment of a lasting international partnership and internationalization of partners- substantive and organizational development of partner organizations,- increased awareness of the importance of entrepreneurial skills of young women in youth educators, NGOs and entrepreneurship support ecosystems,- new FEM-SKILLS 2.0 project submitted by EFORT under Erasmus+"