Gender, Migration, and Security: The Eu’s Response to The Refugee Crisis
Gender, Migration, and Security: The Eu’s Response to The Refugee Crisis

Author(s): Ayşegül Gökalp Kutlu
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Security and defense, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Migration Series; EU; European Union; immigrants; international policy; migration policy; refugee crisis; refugee law; refugee policy; refugees;
Summary/Abstract: Gender equality is a fundamental value of the European Union (EU). TheEU Member States pledged to prohibit discrimination based on sex or sexualorientation and ensure equality between women and men in all areas byaccepting the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In itsGender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, the European Commission declaresthat “the promotion of equality between women and men is a task for theUnion, in all its activities, required by the Treaties”1. The EU also pledged toensure a secure environment for everyone, no matter what their racial orethnic origin, religion, belief, gender, age or, sexual orientation is.

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