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25.11.2025 Round table discussion: ‘Women's time. A time for everyone’

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On Tuesday, 25 November, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Aula Baratto - Ca' Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246, Venice, a round table discussion entitled 'Il tempo delle donne. A time for everyone" was held on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, promoted by Ca' Foscari University Venice, Archivio Scritture Scrittrici Migranti, CUG Comitato Unico di Garanzia, the City of Venice with its Europe Direct Venezia Veneto del Comune di Venezia and its Antiviolence Centre. The theme of the meeting were the stories of women of all ages who demonstrated how it is possible to pursue one's interests and passions in different professional fields, overcoming obstacles and social discrimination.

=> To participate, you had to register by Friday, November 21, at this link.

All initiatives were part of the City of Venice's November for Women 2025 programme.

PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY:

TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER
‘Women's time. A time for everyone’
Aula Baratto - Ca' Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246 Venezia, VE
from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.=> To participate, you had to register by Friday, November 21, at this link.

10.30 a.m. Institutional greetings
Sara De Vido, Rector's Delegate for Gender Equality, Days of Remembrance and Memory
Francesca Vianello, Head of Europe Direct-Eurodesk, Municipality of Venice
Vanessa Castagna, Archive of Migrant Women Writers

Speakers:
Alessandra Cecchetto, politician and gynaecologist
Sofia Fabris, bookseller and entrepreneur
Erica Segantin, firefighter
Cinzia Varisco, FRIDA project operator - Coges Don Milani
Isabella Gasparini, biomedical engineer

Moderator: Vanessa Castagna, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Some photos of the meeting: