ll contributo è stato sottoposto a peer-review anonima da un revisore selezionato dalla Direzione della collana. Ricevuto il 15/02/2025; accettato il 18/02/2025; pubblicato il 20/02/2025.

Atti del Seminario organizzato dall’Università di Brescia e dall’Università di Verona Brescia, 8 marzo 2024

The volume Affirmative Actions after the NRRP collects the proceedings of the seminar held on March 8, 2024. It builds on discussions that began in 2022 through an initiative by the University of Brescia and the University of Verona, under the patronage of the LLC – Labour Law Community and the IEN – Italian Equality Network, focusing on key issues in gender-sensitive labor law.
The scientific discussion accompanying the seminar focuses on a specific issue: the neutralization of positive actions, which are now applied not just in favor of women but also to support the underrepresented sex. This shift calls for a reevaluation of the foundational values behind differential treatment, in order to assess how recent legislative changes align with their original rationale and structure.
The in-depth analyses presented in the volume, which expand upon the discussions held in Brescia, include Cristina Alessi's reexamination of the concept of positive actions between domestic and EU law: principles and application tools. Laura Calafà explores the use of gender preference in public competitions, analyzing its principles, rules, and inherent paradoxes in light of the objectives set by the Italian NRRP. Also, within the NRRP framework, Madia D’Onghia investigates the system of gender-based incentives in public administration. Contributions by Barbara Pezzini and Thomas Casadei further enrich the discussion by offering insights from the perspectives of constitutional law and legal philosophy.
The volume concludes with Marzia Barbera's reflections on the debates surrounding the complex theoretical and practical challenges of the present: “accepting the challenge posed by the conservative reinterpretation of equality as mere formal equality. Just like justice, equality has many faces, some of which are distorted masks shaped by ideology. What lies ahead is, first and foremost, an effort to unveil these distortions. That we can face this challenge together, I believe, is an invaluable source of strength”.