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MEET THE TEAM Want to find out a little more about the TEACH DIGITAL Erasmus+ project, meet the partners who are making all of this possible then just keep reading… The digital gender gap persists across Europe – “gender inequality in the digital sphere is a result of the persistence of strong unconscious biases about what is appropriate and what capacities each gender has, as well as about the technologies themselves.” Women, especially those from migrant backgrounds, face higher levels of gender stereotypes and discrimination which reduce their motivation and access to the digital training. Teach Digital thus has a clear [...]

Introduction to the Catalyse project Want to find out a little more about the CATALYSE Erasmus+ project and meet the partners who are making all of this possible then just keep reading…   The post Introduction to the Catalyse project appeared first on Welcome to Catalyse.

 ‘I needed to think about the future’ This article depicts the inspring story of Razan Alsous, who fled Syria with her husband and three children and arrived in Huddersfield with all their belongings squeezed into one suitcase. Ambitious and determined to carve out a new, and better, life, Alsous sought to find a job. But despite her scientific background and pharmacy degree, it was a massive battle; companies demanded references and a history of working in the UK that she simply didn’t have. At the same time, Alsous was starting to make her own halloumi from scratch using local milk. “We [...]

The EU defines the Silver Economy as “the sum of all economic activity that serve the needs of people aged 50 and over, including the products and services they purchase directly and the further economic activity this spending generates.” It stretches across all sectors (public and private) of the economy, including health and nutrition, leisure and well-being, finance and transport, housing, education and employment. Spoiler alert: the silver economy is huge…and growing. A European Commission study conducted by Technopolis and Oxford Economics estimated a baseline value of €3.7 trillion for Europe’s Silver Economy in 2015, measured primarily as private expenditure by [...]