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The Sociological Association of Ireland held its annual conference on May 8th  at University College Cork. At the conference, Dr Muireann Prendergast, GRASS CEILING’s Postdoctoral Researcher at SETU, Waterford, led a panel entitled “Changing the Gender (In)equality Landscape in Agriculture…

Silvija Terlević, a farmer from Istria, preserves the tradition and identity of the Istrian region through her work in breeding the indigenous Boškarin cattle. Speaking at the “From Farm to Hotel” panel during the Weekend Food Festival in Rovinj, Croatia…

Ana Kovačić, a farmer and artisan from Zagreb and one of the Croatian Living Lab women participants, runs a farm in Vrbovec on the city’s outskirts, where she cultivates berries and aromatic plants. Passionate about tradition, she processes her fruits…

by Lucia Palmioli, University of Pisa Imagining rural areas in 2040 How can we imagine rural areas in 2040 where women lead innovation, shape local economies, and build inclusive communities? That’s the question GRASS CEILING addressed through a participatory foresight…

Ines Dundović, a passionate agronomist from Croatia and participant in the Croatian Living Lab of the GRASS CEILING project, has dedicated her career to sustainable vegetable production, processing, and distribution. At 38—almost 39—she has built a business around locally grown…

The Regional Studies Association’s Annual Conference 2025 is being held in partnership with the School of Economics and Management at the University of Porto, Portugal. Under the topic Navigating Regional Transformation, this four-day conference brings together academics and policymakers to…

by Blanca Casares Guillén, policy expert and project manager (AEIDL). Coordinator of the European Policy Forum for women-led innovation in agriculture and rural areas  As the European Union prepares to shape its next Gender Equality Strategy (2026–2030), it is essential that…

Silvija Terlević, a farmer from the Poreč area in Istria, has dedicated her life to breeding autochthonous livestock. She raises the Istrian Boškarin cattle breed and the Croatian Coldblood horse, both deeply rooted in the region’s heritage. She is one…

by Klaudia Pasik, MSc Student Wageningen University In the face of intensifying social inequalities, the traditional growth-driven economy is increasingly scrutinised for it’s transactional and unsustainable narrative. In spite of these exclusionary systems a powerful but often underestimated force is…