YES, WE DO

© ELISA MARIOTTI - Natascia Cerofolini. Lumberjack for 8 years. © ELISA MARIOTTI - Rosanna Bonelli. The only woman to have participated in the Palio di Siena. © ELISA MARIOTTI - Agnese Tegon. Glassmaker in Murano, Venezia, for three years. View all images ↓
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The global gender gap will take 134 years to close, the economic gap 152 years. Alongside removing regulatory, legal, and managerial barriers, economic equality requires overcoming the prejudice that certain activities are reserved for men.

YES, WE DO

According to the Gender Gap Report 2024 of the World Economic Forum, the global gender gap will take 134 years to reach full parity – roughly five generations beyond the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal target.” The Political Empowerment gender gap will be closed in 169 years, while the Economic Participation and Opportunity in 152 years.

Alongside removing regulatory, legal, and managerial barriers, economic equality requires overcoming the prejudice that certain activities are reserved for men.

Every individual should choose their own path according to their aspirations, inclinations, and physical and mental abilities.

The Italian women photographed herein, in different eras, have done so, sometimes supported by their entourage but often facing preconceptions, barriers, and mistrust.