The human sex stands for the biological differences between men and women, whereas their gender refers to socially constructed roles which are attributed to male et female individuals. In social science, gender studies deal with this phenomenon. Moreover, this section contains articles about women’s rights and the (lacking) equality between men and women in the context of globalisation.
Women across Europe don't tend to vote as much in European elections, compared with men, posing questions on the growing gender gap in both politics and representation in the European Parliament.