Women in Power for a Green Economy

<< Background >>The Covid-19 crisis highlighted the urgent need for a sustainable economy, reinforcing the importance of the Green Economy as the future of sustainable development. Transitioning to a greener economy requires both innovation and a well-prepared workforce. According to the ILO, 24 million green jobs could be created by 2030, yet the lack of a common definition makes job orientation challenging. Studies show that women play a crucial role in achieving a Green Economy, offering them opportunities for economic empowerment and inclusion.The Women4Green project addressed these needs by inspiring and educating young women (14–20) to pursue careers in the Green Economy. It also worked to clarify green jobs/skills and integrated a gender-sensitive approach into career orientation, ensuring green jobs become a key part of future employment opportunities.<< Objectives >>The Women4Green project aimed at:*RAISING young women’s AWARENESS AND INTEREST in future relevant green jobs (especially of those in the career orientation phase between 14 and 20 years)*EMPOWER AND EDUCATE young women to decide for a green profession*PROVIDE a clear understanding about existing/arising green jobs, required skills/competences and potential educational paths in this regard*FOSTERING an ADAPTION IN CAREER ORIENTATION to include green professions in the career orientation process, aiming at a gender-sensitive approach to specifically target women*and finally PROMOTING a gender-sensitive approach in the recruitment of green economy jobs<< Implementation >>Regarding the needs addressed and the objectives defined the Women4Green project activities addressed two main target groups: *young women between 14 and 20 years*youth workers/trainersTo develop high quality and useful results, the main target groups were intensively involved throughout the whole project progress.Following specific activities were implemented:*Development of a CATALOGUE OF GREEN PROFESSIONS AND SKILLS, providing a comprehensive insight into what green economy jobs are in each partner country, which green jobs initiatives are existing, which skills/competences are required and to what extent green jobs are already included in job orientation (PR1)*Development of a DIDACTIC CONCEPT and CURRICULUM as a basis to ensure a holistic overall learning experience*Implementation of a COMMUNITY BUILDING STRATEGY incl. the conduction of 3 national workshops in the partner countries AT, IT, TK, 2 international workshops conducted online, online community building on Instagram providing engaging content around the topic of the Green Economy/green jobs/green skills and the development of 7 podcasts (4 in EN and one in each partner language DE, IT, TK) (PR3)*Development of TARGET-GROUP ORIENTED LEARNING MATERIAL for the target group of young women (specifically between 14 and 20 years) consisting of 5 learning units (Women in the global workforce, Green Economy and green jobs, training routes and skills, Occupational profiles and introduction to the everyday working life, detailed job profile examples incl. a detailed insight into 4 green professions). The learning material is available as e-learning course and as a printable resource.*Development of an EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP CONCEPT INCL. 3 different settings based on the length as a basis for green job career orientation. (PR5)*Development of 9 POSTCARDS incl. motivations to decide for a green job, developed from young women for young women (PR5)*Conduction of 3 GREEN GIRLS DAYS, based on a pre-established concept, in the partner countries AT, IT, TK providing a direct insight into a green profession (PR5)*Development of an EXPERIENTIAL BOARD GAME to discover green jobs, underlying skills, potential motivations and background about the Green Economy and green jobs (PR5)*Development of a SELF-REFLECTION TOOL for young women to discover their available green skills/competences and identify gaps (PR5)*Conduction of 3 INTENSE ONE-WEEK WORKSHOPS in the partner countries AT, IT, TK (PR5)*Development of a TRAINING AND WORKSHOP CONCEPT for youth workers to support them in the inclusion of green jobs in career orientation. The concept included on the one hand a concept for a WORKSHOP SETTING of 3,5-4h and LEARNING MATERIAL of 4 learning units (Green Job Basics, Green Job Competences, Women in Green Jobs, Green Career Guidance) available as e-learning course and as a printable resource (PR6)*Development of a GUIDE for CAREER COUNSELLING AND RECRUITING based on the results, feedback, input, research etc. of PR1-PR5 to specifically attract young women to green professions (PR6)Additionally:*DISSEMINATION ACTIVITES have been carried out throughout the whole project progress sharing information about the project progress and the project results on a regular basis on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WomeninPowerforaGreenEconomy/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/women4green/)*A LEARNING TEACHING TRAINING ACTIVITY (C1) was held involving 12 young women between 14 and 20 years, 5 youth workers/trainers and the coordinator*4 MULTIPLIER EVENTS have been conducted in the partner countries 2 in AT, IT and TK involving a total of 154 people<< Results >>Following concrete outputs have been developed:PR1:*Catalogue of Green Professions and Skills in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ESPR2:*Didactic Concept in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES*Curriculum that forms the basis for the learning material in PR4 in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV, ESPR3*Community building strategy in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES*Community building report in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES*3 reports of the national workshop conducted in each partner country AT, IT, TK in EN*2 reports of international workshops in EN*7 podcasts (4 in EN and each one in each partner language DE, IT, TK) available on the podcast channel “Green Job – Dream Job?” on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4vYnsoahhvfUbMxQ544rkf*Instagram community building page https://www.instagram.com/women4green_community/ incl. 55 posts and 101 follower in ENPR4*Learning Material consisting of 5 learning units (Women in the global workforce, Green Economy and green jobs, training routes and skills, Occupational profiles and introduction to the everyday working life, detailed job profile examples incl. a detailed insight into 4 green professions) available as an e-learning course and as a printable resource https://europe-projects.client.miles-learning.com/group/3135/?wt=2d3b9df6-cacd-490f-8b3c-3e42b75232a2*Testing Report of the learning material in ENPR5*Workshop concept incl. 3 different settings of different length in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES*9 motivational setcards incl. motivations to decide for a green economy job in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES*3 testing reports of the workshop concept in EN*Experiential board game in in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES*3 reports of the intense national workshops*Self-reflection tool in in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES https://reflect.women4green.eu/*1 Testing report of the self-reflection tool in ENPR6*Workshop and training concept for youth workers consisting of a workshop setting of 3,5-4 hours and learning material consisting of 5 learning units ((Green Job Basics, Green Job Competences, Women in Green Jobs, Green Career Guidance) available as an e-learning course and as a printable resource https://europe-projects.client.miles-learning.com/group/3774/?wt=926f3bca-53e1-477a-9bb3-43a74c9c6fc6 in EN, DE, IT, TK, SV,, ES*Guide for career counselling and recruiting based on PR1-PR5 in EN, DE, IT, TK, SE, ESDissemination material*Website in EN, DE, IT, TK (resource page add. in SV and ES)*Leaflet, Poser and Postcards in EN, DE, IT, TK, ES, SV