The advancement of gender equality cannot be separated from the advancement of women’s and girls’ health, freedom of choice (also regarding their bodies), and equal participation in education, the workforce and politics. Moreover, «those issues are all directly impacted by the availability and accessibility of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services,*» confirms the new report by the not-for-profit organization Population Institute, “Connecting the Dots”. In its report, the organization, which seeks to promote universal sexual and reproductive health and rights, by underlying the link between gender...

    Gaming, intrattenimento e disabilità: una combinazione di ambiti quantomeno inusuale. Eppure, quando accessibili, videogiochi ed e-sport possono diventare strumenti di apprendimento, socializzazione, partecipazione e intrattenimento proprio per chi vive con una disabilità. In certi casi, fondamentali per la comunicazione, l’autorealizazzione, lo studio. Una conferma arriva a fine del primo road show italiano organizzato dalla Fondazione ASPHI Onlus e Fondazione FightTheStroke, una sperimentazione diretta della validità dell’inusuale connubio. Se è chiaro il ruolo che tecnologia e innovazione svolgono nella...

    The digital world we live in evolves at a staggering pace. Constantly connected, regardless of how aware of it, we are regularly exposed to risks of all sorts of data breaches. And there comes the need for better cybersecurity at all levels, indeed on a personal scale, but also inside companies. But yet, as appealing and fast-growing as the field is, the demand has yet to be met. And in the equation, women are still an overlooked “minority.” «Cybersecurity is all about having policies, processing procedures and dos and don’ts of using these digital assets in a secure manner; there is a difference between the way...

    We need more women in the political decision-making process. They add value to countries. When more of them become political leaders, members of Parliament, occupy Minister positions or other political roles, more innovative ideas are brought to the tables where decisions are made and more inclusive legislation is passed. Moreover, female representation at the top is crucial for women's economic empowerment. The value of women's involvement in political discussion and governing actions may have been interpreted mainly as a wishful thinking, a nice-to-have plan to implement. Today, it is backed by research, results and...

    Progress in gender equality in the EU is the best it’s ever been.   Per la prima volta dal 2013 la media europea, su base 100, supera quota 70 in tema di parità di genere. Lo afferma l’annuale Gender Equality Index pubblicato martedì 24 ottobre dall'Eige, l’istituto europeo per la parità di genere. Secondo i risultati presentati, il livello nella Ue per quest’anno è mediamente salito di 1,6 punti rispetto al 2022 arrivando a 70.2 (dove 100 rappresenta la parità totale tra uomini e donne) in aumento praticamente in tutti i sei ambiti considerati (lavoro, soldi, conoscenza, tempo, potere e salute)....

    Considering the opportunities it offers and the talents it already lacks, women are too few in tech. In the field, female professionals comprise less than a third of the world's workforce (World Bank), hold 28% of computer and mathematical occupations and do not even reach 16% in engineering and architecture jobs. In the United States, where STEM occupations represent 23% of the total labour force, women are 35% (National Science Foundation.) Their presence doesn't spike even in the "big 5" (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft), reaching, in 2020, only 31% of the employees. Albeit in the next few years, the...

    This past was a summer of broken records for women's football. On a global scale, it has been already progressing in the last few years. Now, the attention to the sport is advancing at a dazzling pace. More viewers, more engagement, and more money are circulating in, at least, major events. And many, from brands to marketing companies, are noticing the trend. Even if the comparison to the massive numbers of men's football is still uneven*, unquestionably, this year's FIFA Women's World Cup made many heads turn towards the female part of the spot. Fans, sponsors, and media: as many as ever are following the growing...

    Il 10 ottobre è la giornata Mondiale della salute mentale. Il pericolo è che passata quella data il tema torni nel silenzio, quando invece siamo nel mezzo di quella da molti descritta come una pandemia (mentale) globale, che attraversa tutte le generazioni e gli ambiti. Guardando al mondo del lavoro, secondo Gallup, nel 2022 solo il 23% dei dipendenti si sentiva in qualche modo “connesso” ai manager, al team, o alla posizione occupata. Il 59% provava indifferenza e distacco rispetto al proprio impiego, non vedeva alcuna importanza negli obblighi e mansioni svolte e, di conseguenza, mostrava basso coinvolgimento....

    “Where are the women of the world?”. Dove sono le donne? Cyril Ramaphosa, premier del Sud Africa ha additato l'elefante nella stanza nel suo discorso all’Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite la settimana scorsa. Per contesto, Ramaphosa guida un governo diviso equamente tra i generi e a New York era accompagnato da una delegazione totalmente femminile. Un’eccezione, sottolineata ulteriormente dal fatto che nella sola giornata di martedì 26 settembre è stato il 14esimo uomo a prendere la parola. “Dovrebbe essere un motivo di preoccupazione per tutti noi che la maggioranza di chi siede in questa assemblea siano...

    We are far from a future of equality – to use the numbers from the 2023 WEF Global Gender Gap Report, 131-years-far - even when it comes to the basic need of a home. Radical solutions to tackle the housing problem, then, are required. As radical as the interesting example represented by the recently approved plan to build a women-only block in the UK capital. In the country, women are 36% more likely than men to struggle to afford housing costs. 69% of them who rent privately worry they won't be able to afford anywhere decent if their relationship fails. In this scenario, the initiative represents an alternative...