5. Gender Equality

INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES

The University of Trieste operates a policy of gender equality in teaching, research and academic activities, and is committed to the process of raising awareness to eliminate violence against women and, in general, all forms of gender-based violence. Specific measures are:

- inclusion in University regulations that govern the election and designation of members of collegiate bodies of regulations to guarantee effective equal opportunities between men and women in access to academic careers;

- the adoption in 2017 of the “Codice di comportamento per la prevenzione delle molestie nei luoghi di lavoro e di studio dell’Università degli Studi di Trieste a tutela della dignità della persona” (University of Trieste Code of Conduct for the prevention of harassment in the place of work or study and the protection of personal dignity) 

- the adoption in 2017 of the “Codice di comportamento per la prevenzione delle molestie nei luoghi di lavoro e di studio dell’Università degli Studi di Trieste a tutela della dignità della persona” (University of Trieste Code of Conduct for the prevention of harassment in the place of work or study and the protection of personal dignity)

- institution of the position of ‘Confidential Counsellor’ responsible for providing information, advice and free support to members of the university community who suffer discrimination, harassment and violation of their dignity or mobbing

- work of the Comitato unico di garanzia per le pari opportunità, la valorizzazione del benessere di chi lavora e contro le discriminazioni (Single Guarantee Committee for equal opportunities, the valorisation of the wellbeing of working people and against discrimination – CUG), which publishes an annual report and promotes numerous initiatives, such as:

• “Posto occupato”. Action in memory of the victims of feminicide
• the “Libera Puoi” campaign
• the UniTS research study on Covid-19 and domestic violence
• Molestie sessuali: che fare? (Sexual harassment – what can be done?). A research study promoted by the University of Trieste CUG
• Il buio oltre l’apparenza (The darkness beyond appearance)

- participation in:

• Conferenza Nazionale degli Organismi di Parità delle Università italiane.
• the workgroup “Inclusione e Giustizia Sociale” (Inclusion and Social Justice) within the Rete delle Università per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (Network of Universities for Sustainable Development - RUS) with the aim of strengthening the role of universities in the construction of inclusive, sustainable and equitable contexts attentive to gender equality, focused on social justice ad able to fight inequality;

- use of gender-neutral language in internal communication and administrative documents;

- initiatives of the Rector’s delegates for:

• Teaching and Policy for students and the right to study
• Human resources, trade union and welfare policies

TEACHING

First degree courses, Master’s degree courses, doctorates and postgraduate programmes in Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as the Clinical Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health and the Department of Life Sciences. 

RESEARCH AND THIRD MISSION

Research, third mission, knowledge transfer and public engagement work undertaken by various departments, above all in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), as well as by two specialist centres:

• Centro Interdipartimentale per gli Studi di Genere – CISG (Genere  (Inter-departmental Centre for Gender Studies ) 
• Centro Specializzato in Disforia di Genere (Specialised Centre in Gender Dysphoria) of the Clinical Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health and the Cattinara Hospital