OTB Foundation has always been on the side of women in Italy and abroad with projects that protect them and, at the same time, support them in a general path of emancipation.
Given the not very reassuring data on women at the top of public and private companies in Italy, the Foundation decided to stand by the next generation that will lead our companies and our country by supporting them during their university education.
With an initial investment of 280,000 euros, the Foundation is financing the costs of the two-year master's degree program at Bocconi University - Italy's leading international university - for female students selected according to rankings,. The students have chosen from four courses - Economics and Management of Government and International Organizations; Politics and Policy Analysis; and International Management and Management - that allow them to enter the world of work in two fields, Public Administration and the management of large companies, in which a greater presence of women is necessary and desirable.
The importance of the initiative was also echoed during the event "For a New Female Leadership Class" organized in Vicenza by the Marisa Bellisario Foundation, which has always shared activities and initiatives to build a country fit for women and growth. A special space has been given to a motivational speech by Arianna Alessi Vice President of OTB Foundation and a woman manager in sectors still strongly dominated by men.
