This curriculum is one of the results of co-operative activities of partners of the EU Socrates project “Wo-Men: Gender Equality Creates Democracy ” (http://www.gender-equality.webinfo.lt) (Ref. No. 109771-CP-1-2003-1-LT-GRUNDTVIG-G1)

This project aims to promote European values on gender equality and democracy through lifelong learning and develop quantitative and qualitative instruments to monitor the application of gender sensitive policies. The sustainable, democratic development of society cannot be realised without gender-balanced policies taking into account representation, resources and results. The project therefore targets policy and decision makers, adult educators and leaders of NGOs, who have the ability to influence and improve gender-balanced policies at local, regional and national levels, which address the needs of people facing gender-based discrimination.

The project will also contribute to the process of EU enlargement by enabling the sharing of good practice with regard to gender equality structures and policies between Western countries, (where this process started more that twenty years ago) and the accession countries, (in which gender equality policies exist only at a conceptual stage). The main activities are orientated towards stimulating the demand for lifelong learning on gender equality and developing social partnerships between organisations from civil society and the political world in order to bring about gender equality initiatives for the most disadvantaged people.