Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Trieste event to focus on gender balance in local scientific and academic institutions

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On Thursday 5 May, ICTP climate scientist Erika Coppola will represent 
the Centre at a public roundtable discussion on gender balance in 
science. The event, titled “Breaking the Glass Ceiling”, will offer an 
informal debate among female researchers and professionals working in 
local institutions to discuss what is necessary to offer men and women 
equal opportunities.

Participants include:

Domenica Bueti, CUG (Centro Unico di Garanzia) President, SISSA
Erika Coppola, Researcher Earth System Physics Section, ICTP
Paola Del Negro, General Director, OGS
Raffaella De Lia, Head of Public Information Office, TWAS
Valentina d'Odorico, Researcher, INAF
Maria Dolores Ferrara, Professor of Labour Law and CUG (Centro Unico di 
Garanzia) representative, University of Trieste
Caterina Petrillo, President, Area Science Park

The event takes place from 16:00 to 18:00 at Urban Centre in Trieste 
(Corso Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 2/2).

Among the topics of discussion at the roundtable will be the Gender 
Equality Plans (GEP) that Trieste's science institutes have developed to 
describe the current situation and the tools to promote gender balance. 
The plans are aimed at “breaking the glass ceiling”, the invisible 
barrier that prevents women from reaching high-level academic and 
research positions despite the high number of female students.

The roundtable is one of the events connected to the exhibition “Donne 
nella Città della Conoscenza”, set up at the Spazio Trieste Città della 
Conoscenza (TCC) at Trieste's Central Station. The exhibition is an 
initiative by SISSA, curated by SISSA Medialab, and is part of the 
Trieste Learning City project of UNESCO, coordinated by Università della 
LiberEtà and the Municipality of Trieste with the support of the Friuli 
Venezia Giulia Region. The exhibition is open on Fridays and Saturdays, 
from 16:00 to 19:00, until 14 May. On 5 May, it will be exceptionally 
open from 15:00 to 19.30.

ICTP Public Information Unit
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