Reus hosts international meeting to promote gender equality projects

The Annual Assembly of the Let Her In network gathers nearly 70 participants from 26 organizations and 22 European countries.

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The Espai Boule in Reus hosts the Let Her In Annual Assembly on Thursday and Friday, gathering 70 European experts to strengthen gender and inclusion projects.

The meeting, held at the Espai Boule in Reus, the capital of Baix Camp, brings together nearly 70 individuals representing 26 organizations from 22 different countries across Europe. The main objective is to exchange ideas and present projects in joint working spaces to reinforce gender equality and inclusion.

"We want everyone to be able to make their voice heard, we highly value the opportunity to have the right to decide"

Olena Korzhykova · Co-owner and Founder of DomSpain
The sessions include working groups focused on preparing proposals for European calls, such as Erasmus+, utilizing tools like the Toolkit for Erasmus to foster new international collaborations. One of the highlighted projects, noted by Francesca Dadomo of the Italian Chamber of Commerce, focuses on reducing the gender gap by improving the distribution of care tasks.

"a unique opportunity to jointly advance inclusion and accessibility"

Enrico Dolza · Director of Research and Communication at the Instituto dei Sordi di Torino
In the same vein, Sandra Fuentes, Director of the Associação para a Formação Profissional e Investigação da Universidade de Aveiro (UNAVE), agreed that Let Her In allows for “knowledge transfer and mutual feedback among institutions”. Representing the council, the Councillor for Education and Citizenship at the Reus City Council, Pilar López, also attended, emphasizing the event's relevance for “bringing together different points of view for future improvement”.