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The EU’s regional policy is an investment policy that targets all regions and cities in the European Union. The policy aims to tackle economic, social and territorial disparities between EU regions. Gender equality is addressed in the objectives of the European Structural and Investment funds. It relates to promoting economic development and pursuing women’s empowerment.

Health policy needs to adequately explore and address the combination of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and men’s health. An understanding of the interaction between sex and gender in the development and management of health can be beneficial in terms of prevention, intervention and outcome.

Gender is relevant in all areas of environmental policy. Gender relations between women and men and girls and boys have an impact on who controls environmental resources. Gender is particularly relevant in climate protection policies.

Entrepreneurship is crucial in creating jobs, innovation and growth. Interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and policymakers. Women’s entrepeneurship is about gender equality, empowerment and social inclusion, but also relates to economic growth and poverty reduction.

Access to energy affects women and men differently. Increasing women’s participation in the field of energy also has the potential to stimulate sustainable economic growth.

Over the past decades considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation. However, deep gender gaps persist as a result of discriminatory norms and attitudes, unequal distribution of care responsibilities and the failure of institutions to integrate gender into policymaking. The biggest gender gaps in the labour market relate to the rate of employment, part-time work...

Education is a catalyst for social change and necessary to build societies that respect human rights. Education is needed to give women and men the skills to secure steady, well-paid jobs to avoid social exclusion. Gender equality in education is focused on gender-based choices across study fields, gender stereotypes and gender differences in educational achievements.

The digital revolution has brought both opportunities and challenges. The European Union’s digital agenda strategy aims to ensure that digital technologies are used to stimulate Europe’s economy and benefit citizens and businesses. However, there are several gender gaps in the digital field. Fewer women than men have access to the internet and women are also less likely to participate in...

Culture can be defined as the systems of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people. Gender aspects are relevant to the broad definition of culture as a ‘social construction’ and to the ways in which cultural policy is designed and implemented. This is because cultural rights are human rights, and therefore the rights of both women and men...

Agriculture is one of the oldest and most widespread activities in the world. However, differences between women and men, be it in employment, pay or decisionmaking positions, still persist. Agriculture has a crucial role in food production, environmental protection, landscape preservation, rural employment and food security. Mainstreaming gender into this sector is therefore extremely important.

Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and poverty. A range of interrelated factors explain this, namely: the gender pay and pension gap, care burden/work–life balance, social exclusion and violence against women. Women suffer more than men from certain types of poverty. Even more at risk are women living alone, migrant women...