The Italian Section of the Generations and Gender Survey Project Kicks Off

The Italian survey phase of the Generations and Gender Survey, a major international comparative survey that explores men's and women's behaviors and expectations regarding family, work, intergenerational relationships, health and aging, is starting shortly. The survey, which will take place online beginning in mid-May and extending into the following months, aims to involve a representative sample of more than 10,000 people in Italy.

The field data collection is being carried out by the CSA Intellera group.

The project is part of the larger Generation and Gender Program (GGP), a European research network that has been active for more than two decades with numerous universities and statistics agencies taking part. Bocconi University is a longstanding member of the consortium; the current Rector, Francesco Billari, is one of its founders and chairs the Consortium Board. The Italian survey was included in the Fostering Open Science in Social Science Research (FOSSR) project, funded by Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

The scientific coordinator for Italy, Professor Letizia Mencarini, of the Department of Social and Political Sciences and a member of the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy at Bocconi, stresses the importance of the initiative: "The GGP-IT survey represents a valuable opportunity to understand the demographic and social transformations taking place in our country, from a comparative perspective. It is crucial to give maximum visibility to the project so that the citizens involved may understand the value of their participation."

The survey will be carried out with a mixed methodology: an early online phase followed by face-to-face interviews for cases where self-completion cannot take place. A specific section dedicated to the over-60s is funded directly by Bocconi University through the Age-It project.