Gender equality, its measurement and policies and their evaluation are at the centre of this interdisciplinary research area, within which analyses are focused on:

•  Determinants of gender inequalities in educational pathways and skills acquisition (gender gaps in different cognitive domains, with particular attention to STEM and implications for participation in the digital economy).
•  Determinants of gender inequalities at work (paid and unpaid domestic and care work) and resource distribution
•  Economic discrimination (in employment and wages): theoretical models, measurement, determinants and anti-discrimination policies
•  Gender-based violence: prevention and counteraction policies; estimation of costs of gender-based violence and SROI (Social Return on Investment) of policies aimed at preventing and combating all forms of gender-based violence
•  Legal instruments for preventing and addressing gender discrimination and for building inclusive work environments in both private and public employment (anti-discrimination law, promotional measures, conditionality), including complex forms of discrimination (indirect, intersectional, multiple, associative discrimination)
•  Gender impact assessment of laws and public policies; gender budgeting and reporting (gender budget, gender-sensitive performance cycle, strategic planning, gender equality plans); comparative analysis of gender budgeting methodologies at international level, with particular attention to forward-looking approaches integrating gender mainstreaming into budgetary decision-making processes
•  Measurement of gender equity and diversity in organizations
•  Economic discrimination against LGBTQI+ individuals in education, access to employment, career progression, and wage gaps; policies and practices for LGBTQI+-inclusive organizations
•  Promotion of gender equality through collective bargaining and industrial relations

Referees

Tindara Addabbo, Claudia Canali, Chiara Giberti, Simone Scagliarini, Iacopo Senatori

Disciplinary Areas:

Economic Policy, Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Business Sciences, Economics and Public Policy Evaluation, Economic and Labour History, Labour Economics.ù

National Research Program (PNR) Area

Area 5.2: HUMANISTIC CULTURE, CREATIVITY, SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS, INCLUSIVE SOCIETY
Sub-area 5.2.5: Social transformations and inclusive society