TY - CHAP AB - Abstract This paper provides a multidimensional perspective on higher education participation in Europe and the results of social inclusion policies introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon in the year 2000. In addition to taking into account gender, age, economic status, areas of expertise and educational investment, the paper utilizes an intersectional perspective to identify specific needs for the design and improvement of policies and other measures to create a more inclusive higher educational system for underrepresented groups. VL - 11 SN - 978-1-78560-291-7, 978-1-78560-290-0/1479-358X DO - 10.1108/S1479-358X20150000011019 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-358X20150000011019 AU - Zapata Galindo Martha AU - Ramírez Rodríguez Rocío PY - 2015 Y1 - 2015/01/01 TI - Policies for Social Inclusion and Equity in Higher Education in Europe T2 - Mitigating Inequality: Higher Education Research, Policy, and Practice in an Era of Massification and Stratification T3 - Advances in Education in Diverse Communities PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 311 EP - 336 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -