We believe in a corporate culture capable of including every “diversity” – gender, educational, generational – as a decisive factor to promote innovation and development of the Group.

The Diversity & Inclusion training program, conceived at the end of 2019 and dedicated to diversity management, was born with this objective. In its first edition, developed in 2020 in distance learning mode, the course is dedicated to women middle managers of the company to bring out distinctive traits and potential of female leadership.

Attention to the various issues related to the concept of diversity within the Mondadori Group is increasing, as shown, for example, by the growth in the number of women in governance bodies over the three years.

This translates into careful monitoring of any episodes of discrimination, the search for ever greater gender equality and the enhancement of diversity – of any diversity – as a potential enrichment and renewal of the company.

Female presence on the Board of Directors

2020 2019 2018
women men total women men total women men total
 36%  64%  14  36%  64%  14  36%  64%  14

The publishing sector in Italy is historically characterized by a strong female presence in general terms of workforce. To this data, however, it is not always flanked by a real gender equality in top positions.

We are striving to improve and this is precisely why we wanted to dedicate the first edition of the Diversity & Inclusion program to women’s empowerment.

Workforce according to level and gender

  2020     2019     2018    
  % of total of which women of which men % of total of which women of which men % of total of which women of which men
Executives 5% 29% 71% 5% 24% 76% 4% 22% 78%
Middle managers 14% 55% 45% 13% 54% 46% 13% 53% 47%
Office workers 71% 66% 34% 72% 65% 35% 71% 65% 35%
Journalists 9% 73% 27% 9% 71% 29% 11% 74% 26%
Workers 1% 20% 80% 1% 17% 83% 1% 15% 85%
Total 63% 37% 62% 38% 62% 38%

Employees with disabilities

  2020     2019     2018    
  % of total employees with disabilities of which women of which men % of total employees with disabilities of which women of which men % of total employees with disabilities of which women of which men
Middle managers 5% 75% 25% 6% 60% 40% 6% 60% 40%
Office workers 84% 47% 53% 84% 50% 50% 85% 47% 53%
Journalists 4% 100% – 3% 100% – 2% 100% –
Workers 8% 33% 67% 7% 33% 67% 7% 33% 67%
  % of total employees of which women of which men % of total employees of which women of which men % of total employees of which women of which men
  4% 49% 51% 4% 51% 49% 4% 48% 52%

Female presence among the heads of titles