Peer Voices – Shaking Structures for Equality
Portugal and Romania
According to the ‘Equal Measures 2030 Index on the SDG on gender equality’ (2019), the European Union leads the world on this topic – 14 of the top 20 countries are EU member states. However, none have yet achieved full gender equality, so the need to continue implementing strategies and opportunities so that these inequalities do not thrive is very important.
The Gender Equality Index 2021, published by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), places Portugal in the middle of the table, in 15th place in Europe out of 27 Member States, revealing that Portugal still has a way to go to achieve a goal that we want to see realised: a society where gender equality is ensured and where people are not discriminated against on the basis of their gender, thus ensuring equality in terms of rights and opportunities for all.
OUR GOALS
The Peer Voices – Shaking Structures for Equality project aims to promote gender equality by deconstructing and combating the stereotypes and prejudices latent in our society. To this end, the participation of young people is essential, based on social, personal and political skills that will enable them to strengthen their action and dialogue among peers.
Peer Voices is synonymous with young people being active agents for positive social change in relation to gender equality, women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming.
OUR ACTIVITIES
Produção de conhecimento; ações de formação; advocacia e promoção do ativismo social. Da disponibilização de estudos e dados à organização de sessões de empoderamento; da identificação de ferramentas para a reflexão crítica sobre género e cidadania global à dinamização de laboratórios de ação, as diferentes atividades terão em comum o eixo de intervenção conhecimento – sensibilização – mobilização.
OUR IMPACT
Through this pilot project we aim to make the active participation of different target groups a reality in the fight against the stereotypes and statistics that still exist in Portugal. We will promote activities to develop empathy, critical thinking and communication skills by recognising our own and others’ stereotypes and prejudices, in order to ensure the adoption of personal and group actions for change.
OUR PATH
Through knowledge-building, training and awareness-raising activities we aim to question what is ‘normative’, what gender stereotypes are and how they impact on the various dimensions of our lives, how we can combat them and ensure that opportunities are there for everyone.
Duration
- 24 months: January 2023 – December 2024
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