LEARNING FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN POST-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY: AN ONLINE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Svetlana Usca,Olga Vindaca,Anda Abuze,Oksana Desyatnyuk,Olena Mykhailenko

doi:10.17770/er2021.1.5417

Abstract

The Latvian – Ukrainian project "Gender aspects of digital readiness and development of human capital in region" Nr.LV-UA/2018/3 focuses on the digitalization of education for closing the gender employment gap in the profoundly transforming labour market.The article focuses on the online program "Learning for Gender Equality in Post-Industrial Economy" for professional development of educators. The program grounds on research previously done at the project. In this article, we review the program content and provide an evaluation of its participants.

Highlights

Rezekne Academy of Technology, Latvia, in cooperation with West Ukrainian National University, Ukraine conducted the Latvian-Ukrainian Cooperation Program project "Gender aspects of digital readiness and development of human capital in region" Nr.LV-UA/2018/3.The program grounds on research previously done at the project Gender aspects of digital readiness and development of human capital in regions
The goal was based on the analysis of the digital readiness of university lecturers and students and the cultural and psychological factors of gender inequalities in the technological field, develop / implement a joint online teacher / teacher professional development program to reduce the gender disproportion of gender in the regions
The Covid 19 pandemic sharpened the problem by increasing unemployment and accelerating digitalization

Summary

Introduction

Rezekne Academy of Technology, Latvia, in cooperation with West Ukrainian National University, Ukraine conducted the Latvian-Ukrainian Cooperation Program project "Gender aspects of digital readiness and development of human capital in region" Nr.LV-UA/2018/3. Learning for Gender Equality in Post-Industrial Economy: an Online Program Overview project results is Prepared Professional Development Program "Learning for Postindustrial Development" for International Learning in English Online, based on the Community Practice Model, with a view to further implementation of the Ukrainian and Latvian pedagogical activities The concept of this program is the following. The goal of the course program is to provide teachers, educators, and students with a methodology of practical classes on women involvement in economic processes in regions.The goal of the paper: to conduct the overview and to analyze the compliance of educators' professional development online program "Learning for Gender Equality in Post-Industrial Economy" with the needs of program participants: teachers, educators and students from Latvia and Ukraine. The categories and indicators for each element have been described (table 1)

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