We women, despite the cliché, know how to work as a team and we will change the world that can no longer be the pre-pandemic one. a wind of positive energy Chiara Corazza, the special representative for the G7 and the G20 of the Women’s Forum for the economy and society. Figures and numbers in hand, because if they don’t know each other they don’t go anywhere, the manager thinks, among other things, about how to promote Stem disciplines among young girls: There is a need for projects to train girls. Many initiatives are dispersed. It is an idea to grant tax credit to companies that hire women, an excellent initiative by the Politecnico which has allocated scholarships for female students. Stem professions are associated with a positive idea of action for the world.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the Women Political Leaders summit said that discriminating against women is immoral and shortsighted. Will I go to the facts?
His words are an important push that the other heads of state will be obliged to take into account. He, in my personal opinion, has saved Europe and is saving Italy, a true leader who knows how to go beyond small conjunctures, despite being from an older generation. But also Macron has made the fight against gender discrimination his strong point. The G7 and G20 are really important moments to turn to the facts. The word She-covery is a sign of a new way of thinking.
What does She-covery mean?
It means that, for example, in the Recovery plan also women have to decide what is in the contracts. There are 224 million female entrepreneurs in the world but they only have access to 1% of public contracts. a problem of enormous economic importance. In the Trump era, large American contracts were for military security and large infrastructure, almost all male businesses. While women work in tourism, in services, in the environment.
Can female leaders make the world better?
It has been shown that the more women there are, the more successful the company is, diversity is synonymous with wealth. In the world there are only 21 mayors in the 300 largest cities. And to think the spaces are always male urban planners.
Italians seem very keen to fight the inequalities between the sexes.
Italy is much more advanced than what we expected, for 95% the fight against disparities is the absolute priority. This fact shows us a maturity, a sense of necessity that is due to a situation that is no longer admissible. There is this awareness of society. The decree for the adoption of the universal allowance and the introduction of measures in support of the family proposed by Minister Elena Bonetti and by the Minister of Labor and Social Policies, Nunzia Catalfo nn support for women. We in France with the law on professional equality have imposed 30% of women on executive committees between now and 7 years, the first time this happens in the world. The public bank degku investments is also obliged to be equal. These are concrete things that can be done at the G20. This crisis is a huge opportunity to change the way we think. And you media also have a fundamental role, that of circulating information.
The impact of Covid on women for heavy status.
S women have suffered a lot and increased their fear of the future, so we need to give answers immediately.
46% of women think that work and family cannot be reconciled. In short, you cannot have a career and children. Not that they’re wrong. He does not believe?
The world must be rethought. Even the most advanced countries often do not allow women to work, if you have to go to pick up your child who leaves school at one o’clock how do you do it? Germany is a bad example because the state does not help. Then there is the mental load to consider. Women do too many things and have too many thoughts. Many risk burnout.
Just look at France which, among other things, has set up the tax credit for the nanny. The number of mothers working in France is very high. a true family policy which, like all of them, can be perfected. I was able to work 100 percent with two children because the French state allowed me to. Then we need to focus on paternity leave which is an incentive to share the care work. Italy is far ahead in this: there are 11 mandatory days that are certainly still few. In France there are 20 days of which seven are mandatory.
But how do you get men to take paternity leave?
Businesses must lead by example, the state cannot do everything. In Japan there is a very favorable law but no one takes paternity leave. We will win the battle with good examples at the G20. Each country will bring the best example of what has been done. Quotas for women on boards and politics must also be mandatory. Otherwise, no progress will be made.
Girls at school do very well but then most of them don’t choose Stem subjects at the University. For this reason, in America, colleges for women only were born, according to which in an environment devoid of male competition, female students feel more free to express themselves. What do you think?
There is certainly a problem of insecurity in girls. For example, the Emma association tried to lure female students to a self-confidence problem coding course. But in attendance he managed to get a measly 14% while 58% of the potential audience connected from home. Surely there is a sort of self-censorship of women especially between 12 and 15. And s single sex schools can be an answer, also for the fact that an environment is created in which one feels understood and recognized. One answer could be to incentivize schools and universities that are able to attract more girls.
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