Women play a key role in ensuring food security as they represent 43% of the global agricultural workforce. They fill many crucial roles, as farmers, wage laborers, and small-scale entrepreneurs, and also as caretakers of children and the elderly. Rural women have the potential to lift their households and communities out of poverty. Unfortunately, while women are active in rural communities, their multiple roles and responsibilities are not well recognized. The overview is divided as follows:

• Gender Equality in the Mediterranean Region
• The Global and Regional Frameworks for Gender Equality
• Corporate Sector
• Conclusions