Reading time: 4 minutes As mass protests against the government are insurging all over Iran, the relationship between the hijab and the state of women is re-entering the public debate. In our Westernized view of [ … ]
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“Not One More” Woman
Reading time: 3 minutes Although to many the right to abortion might seem as an indivisible human right, women in Poland continue to fight for their reproductive rights. The tragic death of Izabela, who [ … ]
DONNEXSTRADA, interview to the sociologist and cofounder of the project Marta Maria Nicolazzi
Reading time: 3 minutes Have you ever felt unsafe walking down a street alone, just because you are a girl? DONNEXSTRADA is a project made by women to make other women feel safe while [ … ]
Gender gap in the Italian university system: a “reversed” leaky pipeline?
Reading time: 6 minutes Gender gap in STEM programs in Italian universities It is an indisputable truth that, in most subject areas, a substantial balance between the proportion of males and females enrolled in [ … ]
Los Angeles women’s march
Reading time: < 1 minute The 2018 women’s marches across the nation were only the second of its kind but managed to gather millions of people who turned out for varying political reasons. While many [ … ]
The reality behind the ‘Ladies-only’ label
Reading time: 2 minutes ‘Educate men and do not marginalize women.’ That’s what we keep on hearing or reading in every feminist post, which makes us wonder how safe can a woman feel in this world? [ … ]
Walk me home
Reading time: 5 minutes “Walk me home” is the result of a project carried out by a team in Tra I Leoni, which focuses on raising awareness and collecting data concerning topics related to [ … ]
SHE-E-O: Female Leadership in the Corporate Space
Reading time: 5 minutes Giada Zhang became CEO at the age of 23 of Mulan Group. Alessandra Losito became GM for Pictet Wealth Management in Italy. Ilaria Bertizzolo is the Head of Large Corporates [ … ]
Gender issues: the voice of students
Reading time: 7 minutes Who is your female role model? Did you ever suffer discrimination based on gender, or do you know someone who did? What do you think about gender quotas? International Women’s [ … ]
Giving the Mic to Women: The Journey of 3 Bocconi Professors
Reading time: 5 minutes Women in Business Bocconi recently organised an event called “Giving the Mic to Women: The Journey of 3 Bocconi Professors”. In this online meeting moderated by Prof. De Vries, three [ … ]