Women on the Move: Rheumatological research for women’s health

The Bracco Foundation is supporting Donne in Movimento, a new fundraising gala being promoted by the Italian Foundation for Research in Rheumatology (FIRA). The event combines culture, science and social responsibility, and shines a spotlight on the oft-overlooked issue of rheumatological diseases that predominantly affect women.

“Women in STEM”: A project to nurture the participation of women in the sciences.

Confindustria’s Fondazione Giuseppina Mai, in collaboration with the Bracco Foundation and Assolombarda’s Steamiamoci project, is promoting female participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) studies by offering concrete opportunities for advancement to talented female students.
The aim is to reduce the high rate of early drop-outs among women in science subjects and encourage them to complete their studies.

ProgettoDiventerò [Project ‘I will become’] extends its scope to include Italian schools abroad

The Bracco Foundation and Department 5 of the Directorate General of Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have joined forces to promote “progettoDiverterò nel Mondo”, the international edition of progettoDiventerò.

Mind the STEM Gap – Together: A manifesto exhibition to counter gender stereotyping

Mind the STEM Gap – Together (30 June – 29 October 2023 at CDI-Centro Diagnostico Italiano, No 20 Via Sant Bon, Milan) is an exhibition of works produced by 150 students of both sexes participating in the “Mind the STEM Gap” Manifesto, an initiative run by Fondazione Bracco to encourage girls and women to transcend sexist stereotypes by entering and prospering in the world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

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Women and science: “A week as a woman scientist “

Women make up just 34% of researchers in Italy according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD ). The percentage is very low, but it is rising. The Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation (PCTO) is guiding the “Week as a woman scientist ”, created in 2016 by the Bracco Foundation in collaboration with Centro Università degli Studi di Milano (CusMiBio). The initiative, which is aimed at girls in their fourth year of secondary school or technical college, revolves around the six points set out in the #Forwomeninscience manifesto.