Bocconi Equal Opportunities Committee (POB - Pari Opportunità Bocconi)

The Equal Opportunities Committee is an advisory body that promotes a culture of equity, inclusion and empowerment within the Bocconi community. Its objective is to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, religion, disability, age or economic background. 

The Committee was established by a rectoral decree and is led by the Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability. It includes 12 members ​​from faculty and staff, joined by a student representative.

Among its main activities in promoting equal opportunities, the committee:

  • Protects the dignity and rights of people in the context of work, study and research activities
  • Prevents discrimination and harassment, both direct and indirect
  • Monitors and analyzes diversity and inclusion in the university environment through surveys and reports to improve both collective and individual wellbeing in the community
  • Contributes to the drafting of the Inclusive Gender Equality Plan (IGEP), Gender Report, and other university policies on equity, diversity and inclusion

  • Acts as a Steering Committee for obtaining the Gender Equality Certification, as per the Italian National Agency for Standardization (UNI) policy PdR 125:2022

     

Members of the Equal Opportunities Committee 

 

President of the Committee

  • Prof. Paola Profeta

Committee Members

  • Prof. Germain Gauthier
  • Prof. Omiros Papaspiliopoulos
  • Prof. Francesco Perrini
  • Prof. Paolo Pinotti
  • Prof. Graziella Romeo
  • Prof. Qiaoni Shi
  • Paolo Cancelli
  • Asia Michalak
  • Nicola Scalzo
  • Marcello Valtolina

Student Representative

  • Ximena Calò