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overall. Today girls and women have an overall higher educational attainment than men. Girls and<br />

women (but not boys and men) have diversified their range of choices in scientific areas. Women<br />

predominate in teacher training and education, health and welfare, arts and humanities, agriculture<br />

and veterinary studies, and business, administration and law, and men predominate in science,<br />

mathematics and computing and in particular in technical studies, engineering and construction at<br />

ISCED 5-level. Men predominate in all areas at ISCED 6-level. However, there is an increase in the<br />

number of women succeeding at higher levels in non-traditional subjects.<br />

In several MS stereotyped views of women and the impact of such stereotypes on educational<br />

choices have been addressed through projects consisting of training of teachers and other relevant<br />

education professionals, including through projects aiming at raising awareness of gender equality<br />

approaches and strengthening the competencies for the promotion of gender equality. One report<br />

(IE) mentions a booklet for students which provides examples of activities and ways in which<br />

students can contribute to their school’s gender equality policy and to gender mainstreaming.<br />

Portugal reports that it has been investing in mainstreaming gender and addressing gender<br />

stereotypes in education for many years.<br />

Several countries implement projects to encourage girls to pursue new career paths such as<br />

entrepreneurship and technology, many fewer MS mention projects encouraging boys to break<br />

stereotypes, however, there are reports (CY, DE) of projects aimed at encouraging boys to become<br />

more involved in family and private life.<br />

In a number of reports, special educational needs are mentioned in relation to migrants, Roma and<br />

disabled people; it is also reported that while girls from ethnic minority groups perform better<br />

educationally and have higher scores than boys with the same background, they are still lagging<br />

behind girls of native origin (example from NL).<br />

References<br />

Council Conclusions May 2007 + Annex (Women and Education)<br />

European Commission: She Figures 2006<br />

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, The narrowing education gap between<br />

women and men 2008<br />

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