Gender stereotypes in society and the resulting discrimination create mental barriers for women, in particular their functioning in the labour market. This translates into figures - in Poland only 63% of women of productive age are economically active, in the EU-68% - and this is the highest employment rate of women ever recorded. The problem also concerns the Opole voivodship, in which as many as 57.4% of the total number of registered unemployed and 61% of the long-term unemployed are women (source GUS). Gender stereotypes in the labour market are reflected in the still functioning division between ‘male’ and ‘female’ industries and occupations. Feminised industries and professions (e.g. pre-school education, school education, social work, nursing) are usually neither prestigious nor well-paid. In turn, professions and masculinized industries (e.g. mining, construction, engineering professions) are much more often associated with privileges and higher earnings. Women’s access to promotion, management and decision-making positions is also hampered. According to the latest '30% Club Poland' data, in 2022 the share of women in the authorities – defined as the boards of directors and supervisory boards – of the 140 largest companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange was only 17.2%. The pay gap between women and men, as well as the amount of pensions paid, is also still noticeable. In 2020, the average wage of men was 14.7% higher than that of women. The average amount of the pension granted in 2021 in the case of men is PLN 3443.05 (69.6% of the average salary), in the case of women PLN 2275.34 (46% of the average salary) - ZUS source. Women still start fewer companies than men. According to Eurostat data, self-employed women accounted for only approx. 32% are self-employed and have their own business. When asked why they do not decide to start their own business, women indicate: -the burden of maternity duties, - the conflict of parental and professional roles, -traditional division of roles in the family, -stereotypes defining professions and industries for women and men, -difficulties in obtaining external financing, -lack of business knowledge and experience, lack of business consulting and access to training, -psychological limitations, including reluctance to take risks, lack of sense of security. According to the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, women spend as much as 22 hours a week on domestic tasks in the EU, while men spend only 9 hours a week on domestic tasks. The above data indicate a problem to which the project's objective directly responds. The overarching objective of the project is to combat gender stereotypes in the labour market and to promote equal opportunities. The main objective of the project is to increase knowledge and motivation and acquire socio-emotional competences to take up employment or improve the situation on the labour market in 30 women (30K, 0M) from the Opolskie voivodship in the period 01.04.2024 to 31.01.2025 by implementing comprehensive support including: legal training and workshops, psychological workshops, individual coaching and/or mentoring and individual business and/or legal advice. The target group in the project will be 30 women from the Opolskie voivodship, including counties with the highest percentage of unemployed women and from the areas of medium-sized cities losing their socio-economic functions and areas at risk of permanent marginalization in the Opolskie voivodship. The aim of the project will be strengthened by a provincial-wide awareness campaign promoting equal opportunities for women and men on the labour market, aimed at breaking gender stereotypes and implementing a sustainable professional and private life. The project will result in raising the level of knowledge in the field of equal opportunities in 30 women and motivation and social-emotional competences in at least 24 women.