Launched in 2019, the PARENT project aimed to tackle the challenges of prevention and eradication of violence against women and children by engaging men in co-responsible parenting and caregiving, and promoting an equal share of unpaid care work.
Funded by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme and through partnerships with local organisations in four EU countries – Austria, Italy, Lithuania and Portugal – several activities and awareness raising campaigns were developed to promote changes in social attitudes and behaviours regarding gender roles in caregiving.
As the project wraps up, a final conference brought together the various local delivery partners and external guests to reflect on results, lessons learned and ways forward.
The full recording is available in the link below:
Programme
Welcome and opening
Dr. Tatiana Moura, Centre for Social Studies
Portugal | State of European and Portuguese Fathers
Linda Miriam, Centre for Social Studies
Dr. Tatiana Moura, Centre for Social Studies
Dr. Marisa Matias, European Parliament
Italy | The role of health professionals in engaging fathers in the first thousand days: why it matters and what we have learned
Andrea Santoro, Cerchio degli Uomini Torino, PARENT Italy Coordination
Annina Lubbock, PARENT Italy Coordination
Dr. Angela Giusti, Italian National Institute of Health
Dr. Giorgio Tamburlini, MD PhD, Centre for Child Health
Lithuania | Active fatherhood as a strategy for prevention of domestic violence: the role of social workers
Dr. Vilana Pilinkaite Sotirovic, Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences / Centre for Equality Advancement
Dr. Margarita Jankauskaite, Centre for Equality Advancement
Vilma Gabrieliute, Equal Opportunities mainstreaming group at the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson
Austria | Promoting engaged fatherhood through educational groups: experiences and recommendations from the PARENT fathers’ laboratories
Mag. Elli Scambor, PARENT Austria Coordination
Dr. Ines Pamperl, City of Graz, Managing Director at the Office for Youth and Family Medical Service
Mag. Hubert Steger, papainfo.at (Vienna)
Global | Presentation of PARENT campaigns
Q&A | Debate and final reflections