"Data on female employment in the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara show a still limited presence of women: only 7% of the total number of employees in port companies and in the terminals". This was announced by the secretary general of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, Federica Montaresi, during the conference entitled "That that women do not say....but do" organized by the Single Guarantee Committee of the port authority and held on Friday on the occasion of the celebrations for the International Day of Mercy woman.

Montaresi explained that "the female component is concentrated mainly in administrative roles, while significant gaps in operational tasks and levels "The generational factor - he specified - in general it shows signs of change. The most young people - Millennials and Gen Z - show greater openness to a balanced participation, while among the most mature, the gap between basic roles and top positions remains more marked. It is - underlined Montaresi - a clue important: the cultural change has already begun, but it needs to be supported. In this scenario, the digital transformation of the maritime-port sector represents A unique opportunity. Increasing women's skills in STEM disciplines and the technological evolution of ports open up new possibility of access, both in operational activities and in management ones. Digitalisation can become a real engine of inclusion, if accompanied by strategic choices. A decisive role is played by training, which is fundamental for develop skills and raise awareness of opportunities professionals in the sector, especially for young women. Equally central - noted the secretary general of the Port Authority - is corporate welfare: reconciliation policies work-life models, innovative organisational models and attention to the employee well-being are now key elements to attract and enhancing female talent, especially among the new generations. In our institution we have also invested more in training, in smart working to improve time management and work-life balance, in corporate well-being to create a positive climate within the of the organization".

During the conference, opened by the president of the Port Authority, Bruno Pisano, the deputy mayor of the Municipality of La Spezia spoke Maria Grazia Frijia, who underlined how in the Blue sector Economy: there is an increase in the presence of women; the councilor of the Municipality of Carrara Lara Benfatto; The Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce of the Liguria Riviera, Marco Casarino, who presented the data on female employment in the province of Spezia; the president of the CUG of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea, Francesca Fazio, who illustrated an overview of employment in the two ports of the Ligurian Sea Port System Oriental. In addition to Federica Montaresi, the general managers of Assiterminal, Alessandro Ferrari, and of Ancip, Gaudenzio Parenti, the president of Wista Italy, Costanza Musso, who discussed the issues of empowerment, gender gap and work-life balance to deepen the issues which still represent obstacles to the affirmation professional skills of women in the world of work and especially in the port maritime sector.