An abundance of eminent figures appears throughout the Science of Rome exhibition itinerary. Yet the names are almost only of men. For many centuries, science was a “world without women”. This is hardly surprising, given that in Europe women did not have the right to vote until the Twentieth Century and were not formally admitted to university until the end of the Nineteenth Century. Things are different today, but how different exactly? In some countries women are still denied an education. Even where women are treated equally, in theory at least, it would appear that in the scientific ‘citadel’ prejudice against them endures.

Elena Bonetti,Minister for Equal Opportunities and the Family. Associate Professor of Mathematical Analysis at the University of Milan. She graduated in mathematics in 1997 at the University of Pavia. He received his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Milan in 2002. 
He collaborates with numerous Italian and international universities and research institutions for research on the derivation and advanced analysis of non-regular models in mechanics and materials science, with a strong interest in models of damage to cultural heritage. As Minister, she coordinated the G20 Conference on women's empowerment, held in Santa Margherita Ligure last August.

Antonella Polimeni, Italian academic and doctor, Rector of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" for the six-year period 2020-2026, the first woman to hold this role in more than 700 years of the university's history. Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1987, she became a researcher in 1989 and since 2005 full professor of disciplines in the field of odontostomatological diseases. Dean since 2018 of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the Roman university, since 2014 he coordinates the PhD in Skeletal Diseases and the School of Specialization in Pediatric Dentistry. Author of over 470 publications in national and international journals, manuals and monographs.

Cristiana Pulcinelli, Professional journalist and writer.  He coordinated the science service and the culture service of the newspaper L'Unità. In recent years he has worked as a freelancer dealing with science and collaborating with several newspapers. He was part of the editorial staff of the magazine "Scienza & Società", a quarterly magazine of Bocconi University in Milan. Holder for 14 years of a course in scientific journalism at the Master in Science Communication of the International School of Advanced Studies of Trieste. She has written or edited several popular science books for adults and children, including two titles in the series "Women in science" published by Editoriale Scienza.

Informazioni

Entrance ticket to the exhibitions and the meeting: special rate of € 4.00, from 6.00pm, until places last

Palazzo delle Esposizioni - Rotonda

via Nazionale 194