Gender and intersectional diversity structures that shape the EU Green Deal

The SHARED GREEN DEAL (Social sciences & Humanities for Achieving a Reponsible, Equitable and Desirable GREEN DEAL) project aims to drive progress towards EU Green Deal targets. At the heart of this EU Horizon 2020 project are six streams of innovative, participatory social experiments focused on six Green Deal priority areas: Clean Energy, Circular Economy, Efficient Renovations, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Food, and Preserving Biodiversity. Experiments for each of the six streams were implemented in four locations across Europe between April 2023 and June 2024. The 24 experiments were led by local partners (NGOs and local, regional, or national governments). Whilst the activities undertaken by each of the local partners differed across expriment stream, a core component of each experiment was that different stakeholders were involved. This Zenodo upload presents a report based on a secondary analysis of data from the SHARED GREEN DEAL social experiments, focusing on the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) priority theme of Gender and Diversity. The report explores how gender and intersectional diversity were embedded, observed, and evaluated across the six experimental streams, highlighting both achievements and challenges in fostering inclusivity within the Green Deal context. Drawing on a range of data sources, the analysis identifies good practices such as the creation of inclusive spaces, the early integration of gender considerations in planning, and the use of socially sensitive methods and language. However, it also notes persistent barriers related to the underrepresentation of structurally vulnerable groups in decision-making and the influence of enduring socio-cultural and political-economic inequalities.