Choice, body, mind, couple, friendship, work and rights: these are the seven stages told in the book «Mothers of Italy» (Il Sole 24 Ore; pp. 224) by Monica D’Ascenzo and Manuela Perrone. The volume, which tries to reconstruct a portrait of today’s mothers, is on newsstands from May 4th with the Giornale di Brescia for 12.90 euros (plus the daily newspaper).
Book
Becoming a mother is always a challenge. In the country of empty cradles it is even more so. I am 10.4 million women live in Italy with at least one child, alone or as a couple, biological or adoptive, Italian or foreign. An incredible mine of knowledge and energy. Through a seven-step journey, this book seeks to give back a portrait of mothers anchored in data and realitybeyond idealized representations and partisan exploitations.
To understand who they are, how they are and what they want, and give them the value they deserve. So that the rejection of the myth of motherhood does not transform into its opposite: the myth of the rejection of motherhood.
Authors
Manuela Perrone she is a parliamentary correspondent for Il Sole 24 Ore, dealing with economic policy and internal affairs. Institutional communication expert, master’s degree in Equal opportunities, Women’s Studies and gender identity, coordinator of Alley Oop – Il Sole 24 Ore and founder of the association Tutto un Altro Gender, she has always been committed to women’s rights, against all forms of discrimination and violence. You wrote the books Lavorare spot with Serena Uccello and Il Buon Lavoro with Stefano Cuzzilla. She lives in Rome with her husband Andrea, the fierce teenagers Virginia and Francesco Mattia and a four-legged friend named Nala.
Monica D’Ascenzo he is a journalist and Diversity&Inclusion Editor of Il Sole 24 Ore, he founded and directs Alley Oop – Il Sole 24 Ore. You have multimedia experience: Ventiquattrore.tv, Radiocor press agency and Moda24 weekly. She worked at Bloomberg TV London, was a TV writer for Rai and wrote Five years of private equity in Italy, SMS, only super males, Women on the brink of the economic crisis, Facts further, Beyond the border, Gameday – Why girls must learn to run after a ball, Girls of Europe and the illustrated children’s book Palmiro, what will you do when you grow up? The real occupation: mother of Alessio and Alice.
