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Steering Group Meeting Steering Group Meeting The Transnational CHOICES Project The Transnational CHOICES Project Consortium Consortium Trento Trento 24-25 October 2005 24-25 October 2005

Steering Group Meeting The Transnational CHOICES Project Consortium Trento 24-25 October 2005

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Steering Group Meeting Steering Group Meeting The Transnational CHOICES Project ConsortiumThe Transnational CHOICES Project Consortium

TrentoTrento24-25 October 200524-25 October 2005

PARTNERSPARTNERS

Dept. of Sociology and Social Research – Dept. of Sociology and Social Research – University of TrentoUniversity of Trento

FIDIA srlFIDIA srlFORES srlFORES srl

GenderGenderScuola di Preparazione SocialeScuola di Preparazione Sociale

CONTEXTCONTEXT Work market in the Province of Trento has seen in the last Work market in the Province of Trento has seen in the last

years years an increasing participation of women. an increasing participation of women.

Nevertheless, relevant dynamics of gender segregation, Nevertheless, relevant dynamics of gender segregation, both horizontal and vertical, remain:both horizontal and vertical, remain:

- for each given level of education, women are significantly - for each given level of education, women are significantly underrepresented at higher level of hierarchy and their underrepresented at higher level of hierarchy and their

chances to make career progressions are still significant lower chances to make career progressions are still significant lower then those of men;then those of men;

- the existing work-family conciliation practices are addressed - the existing work-family conciliation practices are addressed mainly to women, contributing to reinforce gender asymmetry;mainly to women, contributing to reinforce gender asymmetry;- women have higher percentages of ‘atypical’ contracts, more - women have higher percentages of ‘atypical’ contracts, more precarious and with limited possibilities of careers progression.precarious and with limited possibilities of careers progression.

To tackle the problem of gender vertical segregation in some of To tackle the problem of gender vertical segregation in some of the most important sectors of local work market (as the the most important sectors of local work market (as the provincial administration, the provincial health service, the provincial administration, the provincial health service, the cooperatives’ association) through different strategies of cooperatives’ association) through different strategies of action:action:- - valorisation of women presence valorisation of women presence (redefinition of assessment (redefinition of assessment models in organizations)models in organizations)- - redefinition of conciliation practicesredefinition of conciliation practices (change of role (change of role expectatives both in theexpectatives both in the family and in the workplace) family and in the workplace)- - women’s empowermentwomen’s empowerment (valorisation of women’s resources (valorisation of women’s resources and competencies, and competencies, extension of their professional networks) extension of their professional networks)- - sensitizationsensitization (promotional actions to contrast stereotypes, (promotional actions to contrast stereotypes, fostering new culturalfostering new cultural models) models)

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

FOCUS OF ACTIONFOCUS OF ACTION

Action will be focused in particular on three aspects:Action will be focused in particular on three aspects:

- models of career structuring for men and women- models of career structuring for men and women- models of conciliation between work and family- models of conciliation between work and family

- spreading of “atypical work”- spreading of “atypical work”

METHODMETHOD

The project will be developed in a perspective of The project will be developed in a perspective of “action-research”, meaning the beneficiaries “action-research”, meaning the beneficiaries involvement in all the phases of the process.involvement in all the phases of the process.

MACRO ACTIVITIESMACRO ACTIVITIES

- Research- Research- Experimentation- Experimentation- Dissemination- Dissemination

RESEARCHRESEARCH

- - analysis of literature on gender career structuring and analysis of literature on gender career structuring and a mapping of the more recent ‘good practices’ of de-a mapping of the more recent ‘good practices’ of de-

segregation and conciliation;segregation and conciliation;- (quantitative and qualitative) analysis of career paths - (quantitative and qualitative) analysis of career paths of man and women to evaluate structural dynamics and of man and women to evaluate structural dynamics and

path differentiation;path differentiation;- analysis of workers with atypical contracts, with a - analysis of workers with atypical contracts, with a

special attention to the perspectives of career special attention to the perspectives of career progression for women;progression for women;

- a study of existing conciliation practices; - a study of existing conciliation practices;- analysis of the costs of non equity. - analysis of the costs of non equity.

Methods: secondary analysis, document analysis, Methods: secondary analysis, document analysis, questionnaires, narrative interviews, focus groups.questionnaires, narrative interviews, focus groups.

EXPERIMENTATIONEXPERIMENTATION

a) a) actions to facilitate women’s career developmentactions to facilitate women’s career development

- - focus groups to circulate the findings of research and focus groups to circulate the findings of research and individuate lines of intervention;individuate lines of intervention;

- group and individual training for auto-evaluation and - group and individual training for auto-evaluation and empowerment;empowerment;

- creation of workgroups to work on organizational - creation of workgroups to work on organizational models models

that reproduce gender inequities;that reproduce gender inequities;- planning of actions for re-structuring career paths.- planning of actions for re-structuring career paths.

EXPERIMENTATIONEXPERIMENTATION

b) b) negotiating tables (involving workers, unions, negotiating tables (involving workers, unions, managers) to plan actions for reducing risks of managers) to plan actions for reducing risks of

segregation caused by flexible contracts.segregation caused by flexible contracts.

c) individuation and implementation of good practices of c) individuation and implementation of good practices of conciliation, re-equilibrating responsibilities for men conciliation, re-equilibrating responsibilities for men

and women:and women:- - valorisation of existing good practices;valorisation of existing good practices;- selection of good practices’ indicators;- selection of good practices’ indicators;

- creation of workgroups to plan innovative forms of - creation of workgroups to plan innovative forms of conciliationconciliation

DISSEMINATIONDISSEMINATION

- - selection of guidelines to support personnel selection of guidelines to support personnel

managing and training in a gender perspective;managing and training in a gender perspective;- promotional campaigns in order to favour - promotional campaigns in order to favour

conciliation practices intended for men conciliation practices intended for men and to inform about non equity cost;and to inform about non equity cost;

- define methodological guidelines for training - define methodological guidelines for training aimed at favouring a better awareness of gender aimed at favouring a better awareness of gender

issues in organizations;issues in organizations;- creation of a certification for gender - creation of a certification for gender

organizational politics. organizational politics.