The University of Padua works to eliminate gender-related discrimination, violence and stereotypes through institutional actions and through cultural and educational interventions. To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which falls on 25 November, the University is proposing a wide range of initiatives to promote gender parity.
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 Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women are subject to some form of violence, whether it be physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or sexual. The cultural root of violence against women affects everyone. Every three days a woman in Italy falls victim to femicide. Giulia Cecchettin is one of the 106 women who have been killed in Italy since the beginning of 2023; 87 were killed by a family member or someone they knew, 55 died at the hands of their partner or former partner.
The University has joined two awareness-raising initiatives to fight violence and support the right to freedom and to live without fear: an empty chair at events hosted by the university and a red bench, this year placed at the Department of Information Engineering, to highlight the void left by women who were victims of violence. |
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 Gender violence in history Rights, bodies and social practices will be the focus of a lecture by Unipd professor Laura Schettini, within the History of Women and Gender course. On Friday 24 November at 12:30pm in the Sala Giotto at Multisala Pio X cinema. Empty chair dedication ceremony at the Department of Economics and Management The Department of Economics and Management “Marco Fanno” will dedicate eight seats in as many lecture rooms, symbolically reserving them to commemorate women who were victims of violence and promote reflection on this subject. On Friday 24 November at 2:30pm in Room 34 at the Department.
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 Tomato soap A one-episode “theatre soap opera” on gender violence. This performance by Manimotò theatre company tells the story of Gianni and Gilda: how they met, then fell in love with each other and built their lives together, until their relationship broke down and violence took over. On Saturday 25 November at 8:30pm at Barco Teatro.
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 A different tomorrow A screening of the documentary film Un altro domani (A different tomorrow) by Silvio Soldini and Cristiana Mainardi: an in-depth investigation into intimate relationships, to help understand where and why violence seeps in. The screening will be followed by a public debate on the issue. On Tuesday 28 November at 6pm in the Sala dei Giganti at Palazzo Liviano.
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 The cultural roots of gender violence An event to investigate the roots of the deep changes that have swept across society, legitimising various forms of gender violence as well as the “gender gap” within institutions and professions. On Monday 27 November at 11am in the Auditorium at Centro Culturale San Gaetano. This strong silence Love can only be shown by loving. This is the theme of an awareness-raising event featuring dramatic readings, organised by the Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS). On Thursday 30 November at 7pm in the Sala Agricoltura at Corte Benedettina in Legnaro.
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