Culture of caring: the letter from the editors

March is traditionally devoted to women who are aimed at the eighth of the month with International Women’s Day. For far too many years it was inaccurate Italian label for this day Women’s daysuggesting a celebration of yellow mimosa flowers and cakes instead of a much needed one Reflection on gender equality, reproductive rights and the continuous violence and abuse against women. In Italy, 31 women were killed in the last 12 months by their partners and 12.5 percent of women reported domestic violence in the past five years (source: Istat).

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On February 8, in the Tuscan city of Rufina, half an hour of Florence, 34-year-old Eleonora Guidi was stabbed to death by her partner, who then tried to commit suicide. Their 18-month old son was in the house at the time. Although we may never know what happened that winter morning, It is now about what we are doing now as a society. After the initial intense outpouring of sadness, the University of Florence Has introduced a studies subsidy for graduates whose dissertations focus on preventing and combating gender violence. “The tragedy of Eleonora calls on us painfully to take on collective responsibility to combat any form of violence against women,” notes Alessandra Petrucci, president of the University of Florence. “Universities must be at the front line of promoting a culture of respect and gender equality. With this subsidy, our goal is to remember Eleonora and at the same time to give a practical message to our students of all genera, so that knowledge and research become aids for social change. “Education is not the only area in which Eleonora Guidi is remembered. Bee Polisportiva Curiel Sports Club in Pontassieve, five minutes from Rufina, 8 March will be a day of fundraising for Eleonora’s family by sport and community reach with the involvement of local institutions, associations and experts in the field of gender equality. (For donations + details, wa +39 331 7439702). Other initiatives will certainly follow. The constant hope is that schools are really starting to introduce educational curricula Aimed at changing social norms and attitudes for boys and girls, as well as a revision of the Legal, Social and Healthcare Systems To support women before and when they report on sex -based violence.

With women’s issues firmly in mind, this month’s cover concentrates on expert female hands who lovingly recover an 18th-century painting Violante Siriès CerrotiIt will be returned to the former Charthouse and the chair of Florence learning, The CertosaIn June. Turn into Page 5 To find out more about the discoveries arising from the restoration Supported by the Advancing Women Artist Legacy Fund and organized by the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno and Syracuse University. In other art news, Fiery British contemporary artist Tracey Emin Opens her first big Italian show in Palazzo Strozzi on March 16. Prior to the opening, art collector Christian Levett brought me generously through his Florentine home to look at three diverse works by Emin, whose art has long been reflected the sexual abuse that she has experienced in her childhood. In the meantime, Twentieth Century Museum Offers an all-wife artists on the line-up for Messenger On March 8, followed by an exhibition of textile art by Romanian creative Marion Baruch Starting on March 15. That’s not all. The March edition contains interviews with Livia Frescobaldi and renowned antique dealer Bec Astley Clarke as well as a profile of Julie Clary BonaparteFormer resident of Spain and Florence.

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