“THE VALUE OF WORDS”. A day in Taranto dedicated to the use of language from a gender perspective

PORT OF TARANTO, 08 April, 2024 - On 18 April, at the Conference Room of the Ionian Department of the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” (Taranto, Via Duomo 259) a training and information day entitled “THE VALUE OF WORDS: the Italian language in a gender perspective” will be held, promoted by the Network Authority of the Ionian Sea - Port of Taranto, the Committee for Equal Opportunities of the Taranto Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Ionian Department of “Legal and Economic Systems of the Mediterranean: society, environment, cultures” of the University of Bari.

The initiative - promoted by the community table established in Taranto spontaneously last November (news) as a workshop dedicated to gender and equal opportunity issues - boasts, among others, the patronage of Accademia della Crusca, which, for the occasion, will be represented by Anna M. Thornton, Full Professor of the University of L'Aquila and Scholar Member of Accademia della Crusca. Also crucial is the support of numerous professional associations that have contributed in various ways to the organisation of the day.

Thanks to the contribution of numerous academics and professionals, the event will provide a prestigious platform for in-depth discussion on the use of language that is uplifting from a gender perspective. The authoritative speakers who will take turns during the event will analyse, in an all-encompassing manner, the use of language in a multi-sectoral gender perspective, gathering technical and educational viewpoints from a plurality of professional fields (accountants, journalists, architects, engineers, seafarers, researchers, etc.).

The works will run throughout the day on 18 April (morning: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; afternoon: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.) and will be introduced by the community table representatives, Franca Todaro, President of the Committee for Equal Opportunities of the Taranto Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts (ODCEC) and Noemi Frascella, International Relations and Communication of the Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea, and moderated by Monica Golino, journalist of the Acclavio Library and Giulia Giornaliste.

In addition to institutional greetings from numerous local and regional stakeholders, and the presidents of the Taranto professional associations that have joined the event (Association of Engineers; Association of Lawyers; Association of Architects; Association of Labour Consultants; ODCEC) and the Lions Club Taranto - San Giorgio Terra Jonica, speakers will include: on behalf of the University of Bari, Riccardo Pagano, Full Professor of General and Social Pedagogy; Adriana Schiedi, Associate Professor of General and Social Pedagogy; Lea Durante, Researcher of Italian Literature; Maurizio Sozio, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy of Law; Pierluca Massaro, Associate Professor of Sociology of Law, Deviance and Social Change; Gabriella Capozza, Researcher of Italian Studies. Other speakers will be: Rossella Matarrese, Journalist advisor of the Association of Journalists - coordinator of Giulia Puglia; Paola Donvito, Lawyer, President of the Foundation School of Law Association of Lawyers of Taranto; Laura Cimaglia - Director of General and International Affairs of the Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea; and Mariagrazia Efato, President of the SurfHers Association.

Deputy Attorney General of the Court of Appeals of Lecce, Salvatore Cosentino, will open the afternoon session with a monologue entitled “Eve is not born yet: from the violence of mindsets to the Dream of authentic gender equality.”

Participation is free of charge. Moreover, professional training credits are expected to be recognised (please refer to the relevant professional associations listed in the poster for more information).

For more information on the topics covered by the speeches that will animate the day of work, please see the event poster.