The Project
The FemSTEM Coaching project aims to bridge the soft skills gender gap in STEM, by providing women with tools and techniques to develop their confidence and soft skills through a combination of online training and peer-support Coaching Circles™, that are framed around the RRP framework.
The project objectives are to:
RRP framework
Use the RRP framework to create a comprehensive approach to deliver interventions to address the challenges faced by women during the RRP stages
E-Coaching
Develop an E-Coaching programme for women in STEM
Face-to-face peer coaching
Develop a face-to-face peer coaching programme for women in STEM
Increase women’s self-confidence
Increase women’s self-confidence, self-efficacy and develop their soft skills and employability skills.
Resources
To achieve this, there will be three intellectual outputs carried out as part of the project:
Recruitment, Retention and Progression (RRP) Framework testing
Crucial to this programme will be the incorporation of the RRP framework, to ensure that it addresses the needs of women at all stages of their careers in STEM and adapts the coaching models which will be provided.
E-Coaching Programme
FemSTEM Coaching aims to tackle the issues facing women in STEM through the creation of a comprehensive E-Coaching Programme, consisting of five modules that will address the most important soft skills for women in STEM.
Coaching Circles™
The Coaching Circles™ will allow for a more in-depth exploration of the soft-skills development via peer-support to improve self-efficacy.
News and Events
Online E-Coaching Programme
The modules which address the most important soft skills needed for women in STEM are now available. You will find them through the E-Coaching Programme located on the project website.
Piloting 1
In July, the consortium carried out the piloting sessions to test the Coaching Circles. The Coaching Circles methodology is based on action learning, coaching, mentoring techniques and self-reflection exercises and tools to help participants to build confidence and...
FemSTEM events
A total of 5 dissemination events were celebrated (either in person or online) in all partner countries with the participation of women in STEM and local stakeholders. In addition, several actions have also been implemented to disseminate the results of the project...
Kick-off meeting in Málaga, Spain
The kick-off meeting of the FemSTEM project took place in January 2020 in the headquarters of CESUR, the Spanish partner. During the meeting, the consortium had the opportunity to discuss several project management issues, plan in detail the division of work for all...
E-Coaching Programme
E-Coaching programme supports the learners in using digital technology in creative, collaborative and efficient ways and inspires new ways of thinking.
It was developed with the aim to support women pursuing careers in STEM industries or wanting to return to STEM.
Coaching Circles™
Coaching Circles™ methodology includes coaching, mentoring and action learning techniques to help the participants reach your goals with the support of an experienced facilitator and a small group of peers.