'What has the EU ever done for us?'
Britain's membership of the EU brings benefits for everyone in the UK. But we - in Government and in the media - haven't always succeeded in making people aware of them.
Foreign Office research shows that British women are far more sceptical about Europe than men. They also feel less well-informed: 28% claim to know nothing about the EU (compared to 13% of men), with the widest knowledge gap between women and men under 35.
Why is this? The EU has delivered many practical benefits for women of all ages - more opportunities at work, less red tape for entrepreneurs, protection for families, cheaper prices, easier travel. The cost of plane tickets to the rest of Europe has halved in the last ten years, thanks to EU competition rules in the travel industry. The single market means lower prices - phone calls across Europe have halved in cost since 1998.
We need to focus on these real advantages if we want to make people more aware of the EU. So I want to highlight the ways in which the EU helps people in their everyday lives, and let them know how they can take full advantage of the opportunities available to them:
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