The winners of the “ATENƏ del CNR” Award have been announced, which highlighted the gender perspective in every sector and stage of research within the CNR network. Watch the web-doc to learn more: Italian version / English version

Three works were awarded, one for each ERC sector:

• Physical Sciences and Engineering, People vulnerability to landslide: risky behaviors and dangerous conditions by gender and age presented by Paola Salvati, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI)

• Life Sciences, Frailty and the risk of infection-related hospitalizations in older age: Differences by sex presented by Marianna Noale, Institute of Neuroscience (CNR-IN)

• Social Sciences and Humanities, Board diversity and performance in a masculine, aged and glocal supply chain: new empirical evidence presented by Giuseppe Calabrese, Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth (CNR-IRCRES)

The “ATENƏ del CNR” Award was organized by the CNR Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies (CNR-IRPPS) with the support of the European H2020 project MINDtheGEPs, and evaluated the best products (articles, proceedings, protocols, etc.) that significantly contributed to scientific innovation by integrating a gender perspective into research questions, design, and results, offering three prizes of €1,500 each. The ranking is available here and all information related to the competition can be found here.

A total of 18 works were submitted.

Watch the web-doc to learn more: Italian version / English version

The European project gEneSys, coordinated by IRPPS-CNR, is promoting a survey aimed at those working in the energy sector (as research, technical, academic, expert, and professional staff).

The questionnaire investigates organizational culture, collaboration dynamics, and the roots and solutions to gender imbalances in the energy transition.

Completion takes approximately 10 minutes and is available online: LINK TO THE SURVEY

The energy sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation in which research and innovation (R&I) play a fundamental role. Renewable energy and environmental sustainability require increasing investment in knowledge and technologies. The success of the current energy transition largely depends on the skills and motivation of those who produce new knowledge and technologies.

The questionnaire was developed based on a study recently commissioned by CINEA, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency with the aim of understanding how to support greater gender inclusivity in professional and employment sectors related to the energy transition.

The data collected will be used for drafting project reports and scientific publications, publicly accessible on the gEneSys project website.

Furthermore, the analysis of the results will contribute to the drafting of a policy brief in support of scientific and energy policies that promote sector inclusivity and help reduce current imbalances in participation.

The questionnaire takes approximately 10 minutes to complete, and participants are free to stop at any time.

For assistance or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at genesys@irpps.cnr.it

LINK TO THE SURVEY

The latest CNR Science Almanac, published on March 8, is dedicated to women and includes, among others, three contributions from IRPPS:

Maria Cristina Antonucci discusses the characteristics and objectives of the “Gender Equality Plan,” which was created to promote equity and inclusion in research institutions as well, and which was recently launched at CNR.

Antonio Tintori discusses the still widespread gender gap in school education and educational publishing.

Finally, Luciana Taddei recounts the story of Elena Lucrezia Corner Piscopia, the first woman to graduate in Italy, who earned her degree in Philosophy in Venice in 1678.

Read the magazine.

The new call for papers from the journal Welfare & Ergonomia, edited by Alberto Pesce and Veronica Valenti, is dedicated to “Investing in the care of social reintegration for incarcerated individuals: trends and new perspectives of Italian welfare.”

Proposals may be submitted by March 29, 2024, by sending an abstract of approximately 3,000 characters (including spaces).

All information is available in the call.

Welfare & Ergonomia is a Class A journal (Anvur), published by Franco Angeli, based on an editorial project and direction by IRPPS (thanks to researcher Antonella Ciocia).

By way of example, contributions for this edition may cover:

• social and health aspects resulting from overcrowding at both collective and individual levels;
• the importance of maintaining emotional and family ties in prison to gather suggestions for reform perspectives;
• the mutual relationship between forms of restorative justice and social reintegration;
• the importance of educational paths and professional training in prison;
• the analysis of Italian or European best practices aimed at promoting training, placement, and employment;
• the analysis of traditional welfare models and their implementation regarding persons deprived of liberty, with attention also to new models or policies concerning inmates or former inmates;
• the analysis of legislation and jurisprudence regarding the social and professional reintegration of inmates;
• a critical analysis of the role of local authorities, social private organizations, and the private sector in ensuring training, placement, and employment;
• the analysis of local best practices or those piloted in individual penal institutions;
• the analysis of factors leading to recidivism:
• the analysis of state and regional spending aimed at promoting social and professional integration paths;
• the treatment of inmates nearing release at the end of their sentence;
• the impact of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence or neuroscience, on the social and professional reintegration of incarcerated individuals.

March 7, 2024 – h. 8.30

Sala Marconi – CNR Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 – Rome

Download the program in pdf.
Read the event description on the CNR portal.

According to a study by the MUSA research group (Social Change, Evaluation and Methods), suicidal thoughts now affect approximately half of Italian adolescents.

The article The developmental process of suicidal ideation among adolescents: social and psychological impact from a nation-wide survey – just published in Nature’s Scientific Reports journal – investigates the mechanism that leads to the development of such thoughts.

From the survey conducted by Antonio Tintori, Loredana Cerbara and Giulia Ciancimino, IRPPS, with Maurizio Pompili, UniSapienza, and Gianni Corsetti, ISTAT, the psychological distress that fuels suicidal thoughts does not constitute the origin of the problem, which is instead found in particular dynamics of social interaction and specific socio-demographic characteristics.

The interdisciplinary epistemological approach adopted has also made it possible to show how factors usually considered influential, such as tolerance to the use of alcohol and psychotropic substances in general, are in fact only secondary in explaining the phenomenon.

Read the CNR press release and the article The developmental process of suicidal ideation among adolescents: social and psychological impact from a nation-wide survey.

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IRPPS, with the Viva project, has published the results of the national survey on centers for men who use violence (CUAV). The Viva project represents an important piece of the socio-cultural change necessary to combat gender-based violence.