I am a Research Fellow at the Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies of the CNR (IRPPS – CNR) within the H2020 Research Programme ‘Modifying Institution By Developing Gender Equality Plans’, for the exploitation of the research results of the MINDtheGEPs project, under the scientific supervision of Dr. Lucio Pisacane.

I earned a PhD in Developmental Psychology and Educational Research from Sapienza University of Rome and completed a post-doc at the same university, focusing on research into gender education in primary schools.

A trainer and researcher in gender education for childhood and adolescence, I focus particularly on gender representations in illustrated literature as part of the independent projects Leggere Senza Stereotipi and Fammi Capire.

Since 2011, I have been a founding member of the non-profit association Scosse and subsequently of the national network Educare alle Differenze, for which I organize the annual national meeting in September.

I collaborate and have collaborated with various universities, public administrations, associations, collectives, and anti-violence centers on projects aimed at combating gender-based violence and deconstructing cis-heterosexist stereotypes.

Selected publications:

• Di.Re – Donne in Rete contro la Violenza (coordinated by) (2024). Report of the “Italian Civil Society Organizations for CEDAW”. https://www.direcontrolaviolenza.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Report-CEDAW24_ITA.pdf
• Educare alle Differenze (2023). What to do? Everything you wanted to know about combating gender-based violence in schools. Educating on differences
• Marini S. (2022). Gender education: co-constructing a survey on the point of view of primary school teachers | Gender education: co-constructing a survey on the point of view of primary school teachers, in Marzano, A., & La Marca, A. (2022). Educational research and teacher training for the development of Soft Skills. SIRD, 11, 1-1193. https://www.pensamultimedia.it/download/2010/1146d1111808/ricerca-didattica-e-formazione-insegnanti_sird-palermo.pdf
• Marini, Benvenuto G. (2022), Gender education. A workshop experience with primary education science students, in Pedagogia delle differenze – Bollettino della Fondazione «Vito Fazio-Allmayer», LI, 2, 103-122. https://www.pedagogiadelledifferenze.it/home/index.php/pdd/article/view/43/30
• Di.Re (eds.) (2020). Position Paper. The change we want. Feminist proposals 25 years after Beijing. https://www.direcontrolaviolenza.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/9-lug_Il-cambiamento-che-vogliamo.pdf
• Fierli, E., Franchi, G., Lancia, G., Marini, S., Scosse (2020). Gherkins and clownfish. Breaking gender norms in illustrated children’s literature. Roots e routes, X/34
• Fierli, E., Franchi, G., Lancia, G., Marini, S. (2020). Fammi Capire. Research into the representations of bodies, affectivity, and sexuality in picture books, to deconstruct stereotypes and prejudices. Education Sciences & Society, 11(2), 2020.
• Marini, S. (2019). Gender education in primary schools. A snapshot of the state of the art in 2018-2019 in Italy. Moretti, G., Vannini, I., La Marca A., (eds.) (2019) Educational and didactic research in doctoral schools in Italy (Peer Review e-book). Pensa, pp. 221-240
• Fierli E., Franchi G., Lancia G., Marini S. (2015). Reading without stereotypes. Educational paths for ages 0-6 to imagine the future. Cagli: Settenove.