Body Liberation for Gender Equality
This project aims to explore and implement body liberation principles as a tool for enhancing gender equality and empowerment among young European women.
Objectives
Increase awareness on weight stigma and its intersection with gender inequality in youth work and broader society.
Empower young women by providing knowledge and tangible tools to navigate pressures of body image, body shaming and
weight-based discrimination.
Equip youth workers with practical tools to support young women facing body image issues and weight stigma in different situations.
Promote systemic change by fostering dialogue among educators and youth organizations to integrate body liberation as a tool into gender equality initiatives.
Ensure sustainability by creating accessible educational materials and an open-source knowledge base for long-term use beyond the project’s duration.
Target groups
Young European women aged 18-35
Youth workers, facilitators, youth leaders, activists and all kinds of educators working with and for the young people and especially young women.
Secondary target group: NGOs in general. Subsequently - youth and society in general.
Needs analysis report
“Body Liberation for Gender Equality” is a needs analysis report exploring body image pressures, body shaming, and experienced weight bias among young women in Latvia, Czechia, and Cyprus. The report approaches body image as a gendered social issue that affects young women’s wellbeing, participation, and equality. Within Erasmus+ and youth work contexts, these topics remain difficult to address despite their strong influence on wellbeing, participation, and equality. The report identifies key gaps in support systems and offers practical recommendations to strengthen bodily autonomy and inclusion in youth work and beyond.
Project number: 2025-1-LV02-KA210-YOU-000352192
