COACHING FOR FEMALE EMPLOYMENT IN THE DIGITAL SECTOR IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY IN THE LABOUR MARKET

The adult educator-coach competence Understanding of gender equality is the ability to act with full respect to women and men, treat them equally and react properly to gender discriminatory situations in the learning environment.

This competence is based on the knowledge of the basic non-discrimination and gender equality concepts defined in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of

Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (United Nations, 1979). Awareness of multiple discrimination and the main principles of anti-discriminatory behaviour in the learning

environment is very important as well. Knowledge of European Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (European Commission, 2020) as well as Directive (EU) 2019/1158 (European

Parliament, 2019) includes an understanding of the barriers to women's equal participation in the (re-)training program and the labour market and the opportunities created by the

implementation of the principles of work-life balance. Awareness of the measures to eliminate gender stereotypes as defined in the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-

2020) (The Council of EU, 2011) is important for achieving the gender-balanced labour market.

In order to improve and increase the adult educator-coach competence Understanding of gender equality the following main five skills will be developed during the training course:

1. Awareness of discrimination by gender and multiple discrimination

2. Demonstration of anti-discriminatory behaviour in the learning environment

3. Understanding the barriers to women's equal participation in the (re-) training program

4. The realisation of opportunities for work-life balance

5. Awareness of gender stereotypes in the labour market