Report on positive actions 2021 (until 23/11)

Education, awareness and communication activities

Learning activities

Cycle of online training seminars on the topic of Diversity

Organised by the Personnel Division at the instigation of the CUG
More information on the event
Dates and Reports:

  • 17 and 18 November - Towards an inclusive society: introduction to diversity management (Beatrice Spallaccia, Valeria Illuminati)
  • 24-25 November - The responsibility of words: gender and surroundings (Cristiana De Santis)
  • 26 and 29 November - Diversity in work environments: strategies for well-being and participation (Elena Luppi, Aurora Ricci)

No. persons enrolled: 607
Gender: women (77%), men (20%), not indicated (3%)

Communication activities

Public seminar "Unequal crimes: stories of male violence against women before and during the pandemic"

Organised in collaboration with the Vice Rector for Human Resources and the University's Equal Opportunities Officer.
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Date and location: 26 May, Microsoft Teams platform
No. participants: 117 (17% external)
Gender: women (90%), men (10%)
Profile: professional staff (57%), teachers and research fellows (15%), external (17%), not indicated (10%)
Affiliation: ER.GO, Bologna City Council, CUG of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, ARPAE, Bologna AUSL, Romagna AUSL, other.

Presentation of the positive actions taken by the CUG in 2017 - 2021

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Date and location: 24 November, Microsoft Teams platform
No. participants:  90 (10% external)
Gender: women (79%), men (21%)
Profile: TA staff (57%), teaching and research staff and research fellows (30%), other (2%), external (10%).
Bodies of origin: ER.GO, Municipality of Bologna, Province of Rimini, Province of Forlì-Cesena, other.

Continuous updating of the section of the University website dedicated to the CUG:

Total page views*: 2,301
* Data collected through Web Analytics software used by the University Web Portal Unit: Google Analytics and Google Urchin 7, in the period of observation between 1 January and 21 November 2021.

Raising awareness

Research grants and awards for cultural initiatives related to the functions with which the CUG is concerned

  • Call for applications for the award of 2 research grants aimed at graduates of second-cycle degrees in the academic year 2019/20 with dissertations on the topics of "Equal opportunities, occupational well-being and combating discrimination"
    Total candidates: 70
    Gender    : women (83%), men (17%)
    School/department affiliation (of the 54 complete applications): Political science (20%), Languages and Literatures, Translation and Interpreting (18%), Psychology and Education Studies (15%), Law (15%), Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Heritage (13%), Economics and Management (13%), Engineering and Architecture (2%), Medicine (2%), Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (82%).
  • Call for applications for the award of 3 research grants aimed at graduates of PhD programmes in the academic year 2019/20 with dissertations on the topics of "Equal opportunities, occupational well-being and combating discrimination"
    Total candidates: 3
    Gender:     women (100%)
    Doctoral degrees obtained by the successful candidates: PhD in Sociology and Social Research; PhD in General Medicine and Service Science, Psychology.
  • Call for applications for the award of 8 grants to cover registration fees for the Summer School "Environment. Stories, conflict and movements in a gender perspective"
    Total candidates: 1
    Gender:     women (100%)
    Division affiliation: ARAG

Measures to promote and protect equal opportunities and measures to promote internal and external networking

Collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated data and annual publication of the University's Gender Equality Report

Promotion of and participation in the team that prepared the University of Bologna's Gender Equality Report 2020 (in Italian and English). 

Total page views (Italian version)*: 2,119
No. downloads of the PDF Gender Equality Report - 2020 (Italian version)*: 1,646
* Data collected through Web Analytics software used by the University Web Portal Unit: Google Analytics and Google Urchin 7, in the period of observation between 1 January and 21 November 2021.

The Gender Equality Reports and the other positive actions implemented by the Committee to encourage greater equality were presented at the meeting of the Heads of Department on 13 April 2021.

Implementation of actions aimed at promoting the effective adoption of a language that respects but does not negate gender differences

  • In 2021, the CUG published the "Guidelines to promote equal opportunities and gender balance at events and in the composition of the work groups and committees of the University of Bologna". The document, which was prepared with the help of the Vice-Rector for Human Resources and the Equal Opportunities Officer, seeks to promote a merit-based system that values diversity and ensures the adequate visibility of all members of the university community in terms of participation in scientific and third mission activities organised by the University of Bologna, in scientific committees and in other events in which the University participates as a sponsoring institution.
    Total page views*: 63
    * Data collected through Web Analytics software used by the University Web Portal Unit: Google Analytics and Google Urchin 7, in the period of observation between 1 January and 21 November 2021.
  • Participation in the Team established at the behest of the Vice-Rector for Human Resources and the Equal Opportunities Officer, which oversaw the preparation of the Alias Career guidelines for teachers and students.

Participation in national working groups, networking initiatives and the exchange of best practices on CUG matters

  • Exchange of best practices with the Conference of Equality Bodies of Italian Universities and with the CUGs of: Metropolitan City of Bologna, Forlì Town Council, Province of Forlì and Cesena, Bologna AUSL (local health authority), Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute (IOR), Sant'Orsola Public Hospital, Bari AUSL, University of Bergamo, University of Sassari.
  • Active participation in the national CUG Network/CUG Forum, contributing also to the work of the Health and Safety Committee.
  • Establishment of cooperation channels with the Femicide Research Observatory of the University's Department of Political and Social Sciences.
  • Continued collaboration with the non-profit Women's Refuge in Bologna with a view to promoting initiatives related to the functions pertinent to the Committee.
  • Granting of sponsorship of the CUG and participation in Femtalk. Festival of feminist dialogue, organised by the non-profit Women's Refuge in Ravenna, 6/3/2021.
  • Participation as a partner in the project "Giving back time to families: promotion of gender equality and concrete measures aimed at allowing time for parenting" funded by the Emilia Romagna Region, with the Province of Forlì-Cesena as the lead body.
  • Continued participation in the Gender Equality Report team set up by the CRUI's Gender Equality Committee, which in 2021 conducted a review and analysis of the gender equality reports published by the universities adhering to the Guidelines published by the team. Continued liaison with CINECA to define common procedures for analysing the financial data of the Universities from a gender perspective.

Measures to promote employee well-being and maintenance of work-life balance

Promotion of informative material aimed at raising awareness among Unibo personnel of the existing services

  • Presentations aimed at personnel to raise awareness of the available services and the persons and structures tasked principally with promoting equal opportunities, occupational wellbeing and work-life balance, including through presentation of the brochure entitled "The network of services for people working at the University of Bologna".
  • Participation in the training session for newly appointed staff organised by APOS in 2021, with a presentation of the functions of the CUG and of a brochure prepared by the Committee on "The network of services for people working at the University of Bologna". 24/06/2021.
    No. persons enrolled: 81
    Gender: women (66.7%), men (33.3%)
    Profile: Newly recruited professional staff (92.5% cat. D, 7.5% cat. C), various service structures.

Collaboration on the surveys conducted by the University of its personnel

Promotion of dialogue and the exchange of ideas related to the topic of work-life balance

The Committee received various requests by email for support, assistance and advice from University colleagues. Acting within its sphere of responsibility, although not intervening in specific cases, from time to time it listened and gave advice on how to contact the competent figures and bodies (e.g., Confidential Counsellor, Occupational Physician, Head of the Personnel Division, Vice-Rector for Human Resources). In line with its strategy of preventing any discrimination, the CUG also considered the reports as sentinel events or mechanisms to be verified, analysing them in a broader perspective aimed at planning and implementing positive actions that will benefit the entire University.

The CUG has encouraged dialogue and the exchange of ideas with the University figures and structures that are working towards equal opportunities, occupational well-being and work-life balance, aimed at the formulation of specific proposals.