The media coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics examined from a gender perspective

The study of the media coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics carried out by Osservatorio di Pavia has been promoted by the International Olympic Committee and the Bracco Foundation with the purpose of garnering evidence useful for guiding the policy-making and actions of private and public institutions.

The photographic exhibition “A life in sport. The faces and achievements of 100 female experts” [#100esperte]

The photographic exhibition “A Life in Sport: The Faces and Achievements of 100 Female Experts”, a brainchild of the Bracco Foundation that is being sponsored by Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, celebrates the contribution of women to the world of sport, promotes gender equality, and counters the stereotypes that continue to restrict the visibility of 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 nel Mondo [Project ‘I will become’ in the World] for 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 “progettoDiventerò 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.