Bocconi Tackles Violence Against Women
Violence against women is not a passing emergency, but a structural phenomenon: according to Istat data, one in three women in Italy has suffered some form of physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and almost one in two has experienced economic or psychological violence. These numbers reveal a deep-rooted inequality that today manifests itself in new forms—digital, economic, symbolic—and requires collective and continuous commitment to combat it.
It is with this in mind that Bocconi is once again participating in the United Nations campaign “Orange the World – UNiTE to End Violence Against Women,” promoted by UN Women and coordinated in Italy by the UN Women Italy committee. On November 25, the university buildings will be lit up in orange, the color symbolizing a future free from violence and the hope that knowledge and awareness will help build it.
"Combating violence against women - in all its forms, including economic and digital - means acting on the cultural roots of gender inequality. The university has a duty to shape consciences as well as skills: knowledge is the basis of freedom," says Paola Profeta, Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability.