Winnet Europe’s working areas are: • The Labour market • Innovation and ICT • Entrepreneurship • Policy and actions of Gender Equality • Transnational and crossborder co-operation • Demographic changes • Rural Development Winnet Europe in co-operation with other key actors operate on a global, EU, national, regional and local level. On an EU and Global level Winnet Europe works with and towards the EU Commission DG Regio, DG INFSO & Media, EWL, SAWEN, UN GAID, ITF, CWIT. On a national, regional and local level we work with and towards public authorities, research institutes, universities, PPPs, administrations, chambers of commerce and employment boards. Winnet Europe’s activities involve • Raising awareness about women’s and Women’s Recourse Centres (WRCs) role in regional growth and sustainable development • Benchmarking and monitoring implementation of gender equality in regional development • Initiating EU projects • Joint actions of WINNET Europe members to eliminate gender stereotypes. • Support the start-up and running of WRCs in new EU Member States and acceding countries • Presentation of position papers