| Resumen: |
In many countries, TVET and employment programmes have been gaining increased attention from policy
makers and other stakeholders. At the same time, women are becoming an increasingly important
constituency in the economy, and their right to participate in education and training on an equal basis
with men has become part of the internationally-endorsed Millennium Declaration and Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs)1.
Today, most national laws formally strengthen gender equality and prohibit discrimination. However, it
has been difficult to focus attention on equal opportunity efforts specifically within TVET. Whilst a
considerable amount of knowledge has accumulated during recent decades through research and the
practical understanding of the general strengths and weaknesses of TVET, information concerning the
role of women in TVET is somewhat limited; likewise are discussions about the role that TVET must play
in a more comprehensive equality policy.
The UNESCO-UNEVOC online conference on Women and TVET was initiated to gauge the existing
conditions for equal access and participation of women in TVET, and furthermore to identify existing
gaps between political intentions and the actual situation for the equal access of women to TVET.
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