"When I started studying, here at the Politecnico di Milano, we were very few girls. Now that I am on the other side of the professorship I can say that things have changed", sees the glass half full Donatella Sciuto, class of '62, teacher and pro-rector of Politecnico di Milano since 2010. A sentence said by a female computer engineer may even seem risky, but Professor Sciuto has clear ideas about this: you can't think like that, things have to change. Starting with our mentality.
Your university is at the forefront of anti-gender gap policies. It is no coincidence that the POP project was launched. What is it about?
POP stands for Politecnico Equal Opportunities and was born from the idea of ensuring a study and work environment that respects and values diversity. The project has five lines of action: gender identity, intercultural differences of nationality and religion, diversity of sexual orientation, support for different skills and psychological well-being. In particular, Gender Pop has several objectives: to bring girls closer to the study of scientific subjects (STEM), - because we are far from having equal opportunities, since elementary school, unfortunately - to provide students with a welcoming environment that supports them in the study and interviews in the world of work and, finally, actions of support (for example, for maternity), training and "role model", presenting positive models, from those who have established themselves in research to those in the company.
Taken from the interview with Prof. Donatella Sciuto on Repubblica.it: “Donatella Sciuto (PoliMi): “Se gli algoritmi ci discriminano dipende anche da noi donne”
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