More Women than Men: If Not Now, When?

3 Sylvie Coyaud , Rossella Palomba

More Women than Men: If Not Now, When?

€ 3.00
Friday 27 May 2011 7:00 pm
teatro Bolognini 2

Women and men are bearers of different identities determining different behaviors, aspirations, and social images. The two speakers will use statistics to explore the consequence of such diversity that unquestionably benefit men: in no world country are women a significant presence in decision-making and in political power while men stay home. Recent research has shown that if full equality were achieved in terms of employment, pay, and recognition of merits, Europe’s GDP would increase by 30 percent. The possible advantages of overcoming such inequalities are therefore undisputable. Women are more and more thoroughly committed to proving their abilities and are indeed gaining ground, but are weighed down by the so-called ‘glass ceiling’ that hinders their advancement. How much longer must we wait before equality is attained? At the current pace, one century will not be enough.


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Sylvie Coyaud talks about scientific research on Channel 3 of Italian radio and on Radio Popolare, and writes about it in ‘Ventiquattro’ magazine (owned by the 24 Ore Group), in ‘OggiScienza’ and in online media. In addition to the many awards she has received for scientific popularization, an asteroid was named after her in 2003, and a green jewel-beetle—Agrilus coyaudi—in 2009. Her book La scomparsa delle api [‘The disappearance of bees’] was published by Mondadori in 2008.

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Rossella Palomba, a social demographer, devotes herself to studies and research about gender equality and equal opportunities. She has been coordinator of national and international research projects on the subject. She has also been a European Commission ambassador for equal opportunities in science. She works for CNR, Italy’s national research center, and has authored the ETAN Report on ‘Women in Science.’ Her books include: Vita di coppia e figli (La Nuova Italia 1987), Crescita zero (La Nuova Italia 1991); and Figlie di Minerva. Primo rapporto sulle carriere femminili (Franco Angeli, 2000).

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