The Parliament contributes to policy development on equality through involvement in EU strategy making and programmes on gender equality, but is also involved in more specific areas with, for example, a May 2000 Resolution on the fight against trafficking in women and a January 2001 Resolution on the participation of women in the decision-making process.
Lai gan sieviešu situācija ES ir radikāli uzlabojusies, pasaulē joprojām ir vietas, kur sievietes tiek nesaudzīgi diskriminētas vai pat baidās par savām dzīvībām.