EUSA Magazine 2019-20

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2019-20^94

6. EU INITIATIVES

GENDER EQUALITY TOOLKIT

FOR GENERATION Z

The objective of the Gender Equality Toolkit for Generation Z (GETZ)

project is to develop, deliver and evaluate an innovative educational

resource specifically designed to educate Generation Z on the

issues relating to gender equality and equal opportunities in sport.

The initiative for the GETZ

project comes from the

continued prevalence of gender

inequality in sport and the

need to look at this issue from

the perspective of the next

generation.

Consortium partners have

recognised the presence of

gender inequality in sport

in their countries and are

committed to working on gender

related projects.

The project started in 2018

and will run for three years.

The main focus of the

project is the creation of the

GETZ toolkit, which will be

implemented in the form of a

Massive Open Online Course

(MOOC), consisting of a unique

set of lessons and resources

specifically designed to highlight

the issue of gender equality in

sport in a practical, theoretical

and applied way.

Working collaboratively on

GETZ, partners will facilitate

a consistent approach to

educating future sport leaders

on the issue of gender inequality.

The project will result in the

creation of the GETZ MOOC

and a gender equality research

study.

The core of the project’s

work is to raise awareness

among generation Z (the next

generation after millennials),

in order to achieve better

outcomes for the future, while

another firm objective is to

encourage females to take up a

career within sport, whether in

management or other activities.

The coordinator of the

project is the University of

Worcester (GBR), with three

more education bodies in

the consortium including

Amsterdam University of

Applied Sciences (NED), Vrije

University of Brussels (BEL),

Molde University College

(NOR), as well as three sports

governing bodies – the Swedish

Sports Confederation (SWE),

Croatian Olympic Committee

(CRO) and the European

University Sports Association

Institute (SLO).

The project is co-funded by the

Erasmus+ Programme of the

European Union.

PLEASE SEE

getzproject.eu

for more information

Co-funded by the

Erasmus+ Programme

of the European Union