SEGIE

The SEGIE project (For a Social Economy that reduces Gender Inequalities in Europe) is part of the Employment and Social Innovation strand of the European Social Fund+. This programme provides support for research activities, testing social experiments and innovative solutions in order to transfer and share good practice on a transnational basis. SEGIE was initiated by EmpowHer and is being carried out in partnership with three partners from Italy and Portugal.

The SEGIE project has three objectives :

• To develop new data and study the impact of the social economy on gender equality in order to identify areas for improvement and raise awareness of gender equality among social economy actors.
• Develop educational content to help European social enterprises promote more egalitarian practices and develop fairer and more inclusive business models.
• Contribute to the emergence of 30 inclusive enterprises in France, Italy and Portugal in order to have an impact on the economic empowerment of women and to highlight enterprises that are paving the way for a more inclusive European social economy.

As lead partner, Empow’Her is responsible for the overall coordination of the project, as well as the creation of an incubation programme to encourage the emergence of inclusive businesses and its implementation in France.

• The publication of an European study to understand how the needs of women and gender minorities are taken into account by social economy enterprises, and how they play a role in bringing about a positive change in their lives.
• The production of an educational manual for social economy enterprises on the theme: “How to integrate gender equality into your business model: building inclusive value chains”. – The creation of a new incubation programme to encourage the emergence of inclusive businesses.
• The creation of a new incubation pathway designed to foster the emergence of inclusive businesses.
• Support for 10 French companies whose projects give women access to goods, services and income opportunities.

The project is funded by the European Union’s ESF+ (European Social Fund) programme and is being carried out in a consortium with three organisations: Acube (Italy), Action Aid Italia (Italy), and NOVA University (Portugal).