Gender Sensitive Career Guidance Toolkit
Toolkit Introduction
Welcome to the Toolkit for Gender-Sensitive Career Guidance
In a world where gender bias continues to influence career choices and opportunities, it is essential to create a fairer and more inclusive approach to career guidance. This toolkit has been developed specifically for you as a counsellor or educational institution, to provide practical and interactive tools to identify and address gender bias in your career guidance practices. You will find that this toolkit is not text-heavy. It has been designed to be as interactive as possible, engaging you through videos, quizzes, self-reflection tools, and more. The aim is to provide you with accessible and actionable guidance that you can implement directly into your practice. By using this toolkit, you can challenge and change stereotypical perceptions of gender and professions. Together, we can shape a future where all individuals have equal opportunities to pursue their career aspirations without being limited by gender bias and stereotypical expectations. Through collaboration and the implementation of these tools, we can work together to create a more inclusive and fair working world for future generations.
Note on Language Use
Throughout this Toolkit, we have made every effort to use inclusive and gender‑sensitive language, recognising the importance of pronouns and terminology in supporting equality and respect. At the same time, to ensure clarity and accessibility for our multinational and multicultural audience, the terms man and woman are occasionally used when discussing gender stereotypes or labour market realities. This choice reflects our commitment to balancing inclusivity with clarity across diverse national contexts. The partnership has strived to apply language that is both respectful and understandable.
Note on National Context Annexes
To ensure that this Toolkit is meaningful and applicable across Europe, we have enriched the English version with Annexes prepared by each partner country. These annexes provide insights into the current national situation regarding gendersensitive career guidance, highlighting specific challenges, policies, and good practices in different contexts. The inclusion of these annexes allows users/counsellors/educators/ trainees to better understand how the general guidance offered in the Toolkit can be adapted to diverse cultural, educational, and labour‑market realities. By combining a shared European framework with national perspectives, the Toolkit aims to be both practical and relevant for professionals working in a wide range of environments.
Section 1
Understanding Gender’s Role in Career Guidance
Section 2
How Societal Gender Norms Influence Career Choices and Professional Confidence
Section 3
Gender and External Expectations in Professional Life
Section 4
Knowledge, Skills, and Values for Gender-Sensitive Career Guidance
Section 5
Gender-Sensitive Career Designing Competences
Section 6
Good Practices on Gender-Sensitive Career Guidance
Section 7
Recommendations for Gender-Aware Career Guidance
Section 8
The Future of Gender-sensitive Career Counselling
Annexes
Denmark
GSCG Toolkit Annex
Greece
GSCG Toolkit Annex
Cyprus
GSCG Toolkit Annex
Portugal
GSCG Toolkit Annex
Slovenia
GSCG Toolkit Annex
Germany
GSCG Toolkit Annex
The Netherlands
GSCG Toolkit Annex
Spain
GSCG Toolkit Annex
