MiDi Work: Migrant Digital Work
Migrant Digital work – MiDi Work – is a research project that aims to explore migrant labour within the gig economy. Focusing on low-wage services and sectors, the main aim...
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GENDERS promotes interdisciplinary research on gender inequalities in scientific careers and, more generally, at work and in organisations, as well as critical engagement with and contribution to theoretical and empirical research on rights, non-discrimination, and intersectionality. On this page, you can read about past and ongoing research projects conducted by GENDERS members.
Gender Equality Plan – A project work
A Gender Equality Plan (GEP) is a strategic document designed to promote gender equality within organisations. The new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation reaffirmed the European Commission commitment to...
Read moreIntegrating Gender in Precision Medicine: Innovative social, professional and research practices
The project ‘Integrating Gender in Precision Medicine: Innovative social, professional and re-search practices’ was aimed at favouring and accelerating the development of gender-sensitive biomedical research and clinical practices in Italy...
Read moreSTAGES – Structural Transformation to Achieve Gender Equality in Science
The STAGES project targeted structural change and gender-aware management at all organisational levels. To achieve this, the consortium implemented self-tailored Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) in different research institutes and universities...
Read more100 women against stereotypes
The project was promoted by the Pavia Observatory and the GiULiA Association of Journalists. The project resulted in the development of a database, a useful research tool for both media...
Read moreCENTRA – il Controllo Economico Non Ti Rende Autonoma. Recognising economic violence: a step towards freedom of choice.
The project investigated the role and perception of the economic factor in intimate partner relationships through a comparative study among women victims of domestic violence, women undergoing divorce, and a...
Read moreLatin American community and Italian institutions united. Helping women to break the silence
The project sought to tackle the complex issue of domestic violence with dedicated services, addressing the level of awareness about gender-based violence in the migrant Latin American community. The following...
Read moreWHIST – Women’s careers hitting the target: gender management in scientific and technological research
Based on the outcomes of the EU project PRAGES, WHIST developed and tested gender diversity management policies to understand gender dynamics in three research organisations: Fraunhofer – Institute for Industrial...
Read morePRAGES – Practising gender equality in science
The PRAGES project aimed at analysing existing practices to support universities and research institutes, both in European and extra-European (Australia, Canada, USA) countries, willing to implement gender-equality oriented measures in...
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The research activities and actions under the project Universidonna Lombardia (Fse 296072) were carried out in 2006-2007 by three Lombardy universities – the University of Milan, the Milan Polytechnic, and...
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