Category: Project
Area: Gender stereotyping
Place/Country: Europe
Project’s implementation: September 2020 – December 2022
Institutions involved:
- University of Aveiro, Portugal (project coordinator)
- Eurosuccess Consulting, Cyprus
- Stowarzyszenie Edukacja pzez, Poland
- DomSpain Consulting, Spain
- Wisamar, Germany
- Innova-Ria, Portugal
- p-consulting.gr (C.M.Skoulidi & SIA E.E.), Greece
Target group:
- Adults engaged in education and training
- Employers
- Recruiting companies
- HR managers
- Higher Education Counselours
Goals / Objectives /Aims:
- Contribute to the reduction of gender bias in communication processes in the job market
- Raise awareness about existing biases in job market practices
- Develop tools which support employers and job applicants to adopt more equitable recruitment practices.
Content / Structure / Description including strengthening action competence
The “O’Bias Your Future” project aims in reducing gender bias in the job market through the development of tools, guidelines, and training programs that raise awareness towards pertaining gender biases and promote more equitable recruitment practices. This project aims in qualifying both job applicants and employers in identifying and tackling gender bias in job market practices. Key elements of the project are gender equality, equal opportunities, inclusion and equity.
Results / Responses → Resulting Competences:
Results of this project include a guide for identifying and addressing gender biases, an online tool for identifying and assessing gender bias awareness, and a toolkit which provides training practices for job applicants and employers.
Link to the source: O’BIAS Your Future. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://obiasproject.eu/
