It's Women and Girls in Science Day - Research and Institutions. Italian girls enrolled in a degree course in the so-called Stem subjects are only 14.5% of those who attend university.
About half of the interviewees still talk about gender stereotypes, which too often constitute a strong disincentive to undertake these courses of study. Women in Europe are gradually abandoning their academic careers, making up just 33% of researchers and only 26% of top figures such as full professors, department and research center directors.