Grass Ceiling Project
EU Horizon project empowering rural women innovators across 9 countries through Living Labs, mentorship, online training, and policy advocacy to advance gender equality in agricultural innovation systems.
Libe(e)ra – Mobilising the agri-food sector to prevent gender-based violence through territorial networks
Libe(e)ra mobilises actors across the Italian agri-food sector to promote awareness and prevent gender-based violence through territorial networks, public initiatives and community engagement.
Fair Corks (Tappi Solidali), a solidarity and circular economy project from the wine sector against gender based violence
Over four quintals of used corks, equivalent to around 70,000 corks collected by the Women of Wine of Tuscany, to finance antiviolence centres. It is a circular economy project to recover used corks and transform them into design creations to be sold.
Prevention and response to gender-based and sexual violence in public festive events: Awareness and victim support at the Colmar wine fair.
Prevention associations were introduced at the Colmar Wine Fair to raise awareness on sexual and gender-based violence, support victims, and deter potential aggressors through on-site information and assistance services.
Paye Ton Pinard – Promoting Gender Equality and More Inclusive Working Environments in the Wine Sector
Paye Ton Pinard is a French association committed to promoting gender equality and raising awareness about gender-based violence in the wine sector.
Promoting Equality in Agri-Food Cooperatives as a Tool for Preventing Gender-Based Violence – AMCAE Andalucía
“Promoting Equality in Agri-Food Cooperatives as a Tool for Preventing Gender-Based Violence” is a project promoted by AMCAE Andalucía to foster equality in agri-food cooperatives through training, exchange of experiences, and women’s leadership as a tool to prevent GBV in rural areas.
“Le Vin Violette” (The Purple Wine) – Association of Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence, Bodegas Robles and Ecovalia.
“Le Vin Violette” is a solidarity initiative that combines wine and social action to support women who are survivors of gender-based violence, generating economic resources, visibility, and awareness through the wine sector.
Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) – Croatia
EWA Croatia is a six-month pre-incubation programme supporting early-stage women entrepreneurs in the agrifood sector, delivered as part of EIT Food’s pan-European initiative. It responds to a persistent gender gap – women occupy only about 30% of leadership positions in agricultural and livestock businesses in Europe, with the figure even lower in RIS regions.
Kompass – Mentoring programme for women in German agriculture (Deutscher Bauernverband)
Kompass is a one-year mentoring programme of the German Farmers’ Association (DBV) that prepares women in agriculture for leadership roles in farms and sector representation, addressing structural under-representation as a driver of vulnerability.
Vinissima #MeToo – A digital event series on sexism and in the German wine sector
Vinissima Frauen & Wein e.V., the German network for women in wine, runs a digital event series on #MeToo experiences in the wine sector, creating space for shared experiences, expert input and strategies against sexism and sexualised violence.