Open CARE

Opening careers for males in CARE

Project description

The overall aim of OpenCare is to address the gender stereotypes encouraging the involvement of men in formal long-term care (LTC) work and also contribute to increasing the availability of LTC services by responding to the shortage of available staff, which is a pre-condition to support work-life balance for both men and women.

Objectives

Open Care aims to challenge gender inequalities for men in relation to the access and retention in the long-term care sectors, on the one hand, while also contributing to increasing the availability of LTC services by responding to the shortage of available staff , which is a pre-condition to support work-life balance for both men and women.

Expected results

A European report (whitepaper) about the stereotypes, stigma and discrimination against male carers

The OpenCARE methodology and solution

The OpenCARE Awarness Guide for breaking stereotypes towards male carers in LTC

The OpenCARE Toolkit for opening career opportunities for male carers

Promoter

Anziani e non solo, Italy

Project partners

AFEJI, France

Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Aproximar, Portugal

European Association for Social Innovation, Romania

The Portuguese Association for Diversity and Inclusion (APPDI), Portugal

Project timeframe

01/01/2025 – 31/12/2026 (24 months)

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.