European Trade Union Committee for Education

The Closing Conference, which took place in Bucharest on 16-17 September in the Parliamentary Palace of Romania, concluded the project and provided opportunities to discuss burning issues of gender inequality in the education sector, and share practical tools to address it. In particular, Conference participants explored ways to introduce the gender equality aspect in social dialogue and collective bargaining with employers. Representatives of ETUCE member organisations from 29 European countries debated with European policymakers and gender equality experts, addressing such significant issues as gender stereotypes, sexism and the lack of teacher initial training on gender equality, as well as suggested solutions for speeding up Europe’s progress towards gender equality. At the Good Practices Fair, participants also shared their union’s work on promoting gender equality in the teaching profession and in society as a whole. Furthermore, during interactive working group sessions, participants had fruitful discussions which validated the updated ETUCE Gender Equality Action Plan.

Report- Background document– Presentations ( General Presentation- Researchers Presentation) – Pictures