It is one of the focal points of the 2021 B Corp #UnlockTheChange campaign, alongside the circular economy and the climate emergency
The Perlage team decided to take up the challenge set by one of the B Corp campaign’s slogans: “Why is ‘work’ masculine and ‘unemployment’ feminine?”.
Starting from this important invitation to reflect on gender equality, a meeting of around three hours took place on 9 July. Thanks to the collaboration with the Treviso-based cooperative LaEsse, the group was able to explore and discuss a range of topics, such as: gender image and stereotypes, preconceptions built up and entrenched within our cultural context. Or again group culture and leadership, gender balance — which considers the differences between women and men in managing time — and the gender gap, which identifies differences between the sexes in the quality of their career paths.
The meeting proved a valuable opportunity to root out the various clichés surrounding gender equality, revealing that everyone can play their part in reversing dynamics that are only seemingly entrenched.
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