Women

28 Oct 2025

Empowering rural women: FLIARA project conference calls for inclusive innovation and policy change

Women’s innovation is a driver of rural transformation across Europe – female entrepreneurs are proving that innovation rooted in local knowledge can revitalise rural economies and communities. This headline message emerged from the final conference of the Horizon Europe-funded FLIARA project, held on 17 October 2025 in Brussels.

23 Oct 2025

New report on rural resilience through a gender lens

Gender-sensitive rural development is an investment in the long-term resilience of rural communities – a recent report by the EU-funded project GRANULAR explores the intersection of gender and rurality in shaping employment outcomes across Europe.

23 Sep 2025

Recognising rural women innovators: enter the competition between 1 and 31 October

The EU-funded GRASS CEILING project seeks to recognise and celebrate women who are driving socio-ecological innovation in rural areas. The award intends to increase the number of women-led innovations in farming, rural economies, and communities, fostering sustainability, inclusion, and well-being.