Equality for Women Measure

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People and Communities Working Together

• Equality for Women Measure
• E.L.L.E. Project
• Presentation by
• Jennifer DArcy
• to
• Irish Presidency 2013
• Gender Equality Conference
• Womens Economic Engagement and the Europe 2020
  Agenda
• 29th and 30th April 2013

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• The E.L.L.E. Project
• Education and Life-long
• Learning for
• Employment for Women

• Aim
• The aim of this initiative is to engage with
  women on a practical level who are experiencing
  multiple forms of disadvantage and who are most
  distant from economic activity and provide them
  with options to participate in pre-development
  and accredited courses in order to facilitate
  their progression in to further education and
  employment.  

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• Key Features
• Outreach
• Needs identification and activation
• Pre- development
• Needs led tailor made interventions
• Referral

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• Outreach
• Targeted households called to and information
  regarding the ELLE initiative distributed.
• Women contacted and accessed through community
  based services, schools, Local Employment
  Service, and Co. Wicklow VEC Adult Guidance
  Service.
• Advertisements in local news papers and press
  releases to local papers.
• Advertisement of programme through local
  community groups, Co. Wicklow VEC, FÁS, and
  Department of Social Protection posters/flyers
  etc , e-newsletters.
• Over 950 women accessed through outreach.

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• Time Frame
• July 2011
• November 2013
• 147 women participated in
• the programme between
• July 2011 and November
• 2012.

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• Courses
• Basic Computers FETAC Level 3
• IT FETAC Level 4
• Career Coaching
• ECDL (Full)
• Exploring Options
• CV Preparation and Interview Skills
• Considering Self Employment
• Women Into Business
• Budgeting and Nutrition
• Social and Personal Development Programme for
  Women with Disabilities

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• Key findings from outreach and engagement to
  date
• Positive response to programmes available
• Transferable skills
• Desire amongst participants to advance and
  progress within and from courses.
• Need to gain more information around options
  available.
• Build on networking and friendships developed
  through participation in programme.
• Providing opportunities to facilitate progression
  pathways
• Low confidence and self-esteem are still very
  important issues and barriers to womens
  participation
• Taster programmes are crucial acting as a
  catalyst for women to progress into accredited
  training.

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• Policy Conclusions
• Childcare
• Language
• Outreach
• Partnership
• Programme Planning and Development
• Progression and Support