Despite decades of activism and efforts in society and government, women still face significant barriers to gender equality and economic empowerment in the business world. However, advancements in modern technology may present an opportunity to upend the systems that support inequality. The industrial revolution may have transformed industries, but thus far, it has failed to eradicate longstanding inequalities. Effective Technology for Gender Equity in Business' and Organizations addresses this pressing issue by offering a collection of original research aimed at professionals, policymakers, and knowledge management experts, and examines how new technology can be integrated into various levels of organizations to help continue breaking down barriers and advancing gender equity.

This book brings together relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in gender equity with the aid of modern technology. It targets professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of modern technology's strategic role in contemporary society, including its application at the global economy, network, team building, and information system levels. By offering insights into the recent potential to reduce the gender gap and empower women with these advancements, this book is a valuable resource for those working in healthcare, business organizations, information sciences, and more.

With practical solutions for achieving gender equity through a comprehensive exploration of topics such as artificial intelligence, global networks, economic development, and healthcare, this book also provides valuable insights for executives who manage expertise, knowledge, information, and organizational development in diverse work environments. By leveraging new technology, this book suggests the potential to overcoming gender barriers and creating a more inclusive and equitable society is more than just a hope for the future, it is a reality that is just around the corner.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Artificial Intelligence
Economic Development
Gender Gap in Healthcare
Human Capital Development
Information Systems for Gender Equity
Inter-Organizational Communication
Management Strategies for Gender Equity Achievement
Management Systems for Gender Equity
Market Performance Enhancement
Organizational Culture
Organizational Leadership
Organizational Learning
Skills Development Designed for Women’s Success
Technology as Capital
Technology from the Perspective of Gender Equity
Technology in Global Networks
Technology in New Economy
Technology Public Administration
Technology-Enhanced Knowledge Transfer
Value Creation in a Network Economy

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Part I General Information Full Name:Maria Irene BELLINI Citizenships:Italian, British Part II Education University graduation 2007 University of Tor Vergata Rome 110/110 cum laude and Hippocratic oath reading during graduation. Specialty 2014 University of Tor Vergata, Rome 50/50 cum laude, General Surgery PhD 2016 University of Tor Vergata, Rome Excellent cum laude PhD in Biotechnological Innovations and Technologies applied in Surgery Post-doc studies 2017-19 Imperial College London, UK Real time continuous point of care monitoring of human kidney function. Responsible for the machine perfusion clinical program. Medical Licence 2008- Ordine Provinciale di Roma dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri, IT Full Licence to practice Medical Licence 2013- General Medical Council, UK Full Licence to practice Fellowship 2016- American College of Surgeons (ACS), USA International Associate Fellow Fellowship 2016- Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Brussels, BE Diplomas in organ retrieval and kidney transplantation Fellowship 2017- Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Brussels, BE Diploma in pancreas transplantation Qualification 2020-29 ASN- MIUR Italian National Qualification to Associate Professorship Fellowship 2022- American College of Surgeons (ACS), Chicago, USA, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Part III Appointments IIIA Academic Appointments 01/07/2022 -30/06/2025 Department of Surgery Sapienza University of Rome, IT, Tenure track Assistant Professor Ricercatrice di tipo B t.d.- t.pieno (art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10) 22/12/2021-30/06/2022 Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, IT, Assistant Professor Ricercatrice di tipo A t.d.- t.definito (art. 24 c.3-a L. 240/10) 21/10/2020-13/10/2021 Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome,IT, Attending Researcher 2018-2019 Imperial College London Qualified expert, General Surgery Examiner,Faculty of Medicine 31/07/2013-06/10/2015 Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford Visiting Research Fellow 23/04/2019-Transplant International Social Media Editor 2/09/2021-Transplant International Assistant Chief Editor 10/09/2021-Transplant International Special Issue Editor 1/06/2020-Biomed Research International Academic Editor 2/12/2017-20/06/2019 Biomed Research International Guest Editor 1/12/2018-01/12/2019 International Journal of Medical Research Guest Editor 1/01/2019-31/12/2022 World Journal of Transplantation Associate Editor 01/03/2021-Transplantology Topic Editor IIIB Other Appointments 14/01/2022-Italian College of Surgeons (CIC), Committee for gender equity Board Member 28/12/2021-ACS Italia Chapter Women in Surgery Board Member 10/09/2021-Italian Ministry of Health Panel of experts on planning, research and education on General Surgery Board Member 26/10/2020-21/12/2021:San Camillo Forlanini Hospital Rome, IT Dirigente Medico I Livello Dipartimento Medicina d accettazione e Chirurgia d Urgenza 05/08/2019-01/08/2020 Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, IT Locum Consultant Transplant and Dialysis Access Surgeon 19/10/2015-31/07/2019 Imperial College Healthcare Trust Senior Research and Clinical Transplant Fellow 2015-17 Carrel Club, British Transplantation Society for trainees Education and IT Representative 2017-21 European Society of Kidney Transplantation (EKITA)Board member 2017-22 Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)Lead of the working group and the Society Section 2019-22 Education Committee, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Board member 2019-22 Transplant Live, the European Society of Organ Transplantation e-learning platform Scientific Coordinator 2019-European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Brussels, BE Vanguard Board member and responsible for the surgical curriculum. Examinator. 2019-21 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR),UK Grant reviewer 2022-European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Grant reviewer 2019-European Medicines Agency (EMA)Core member of the expert group on European Society for Organ Transplantation(ESOT)working group on clinical trial design and endpoints in kidney transplantation 2020-21 Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK Contributor to the Diversity and Inclusion review Part IV Teaching experience 2021/2022 UniverSalus, Rome, IT Scientific Coordinator Master in Prevention and Integrate and Innovative Therapies in Oncology 2021/2022 Sapienza University of Rome, IT Emergenze Medico Chirurgiche, Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Medicina e Chirurgia C 2021/2022 Sapienza University of Rome, IT Infermieristica clinica in area chirurgica, Infermieristica, Corso di laurea A 2021 Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa, Napoli, IT Dalla Chirurgia Maggiore alla Chirurgia Mininvasiva, Ph.D. in Humanities and Technologies: an integrated research path XXXIV-XXXV-XXXVI ciclo Profilo Giuridico 2021 Sapienza University of Rome, IT Epidemiologia, Diagnosi Clinica e Strumentale delle patologie neoplastiche e infiammatorie intestinali/Master Univeristario di terapia Enterostomale 2021 European Society for Organ Transplantation(ESOT)Hesperis course online event (Faculty) 2020 European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Brussels, BE Online 12th Preparatory Course for UEMS Transplantation Diploma (Faculty) 2019/2020 Queen s University Belfast, UK Clinical Skills course; second year Medical Student (Faculty) 2020 Gender Equity in the Medical Profession Book editor. Book used in 92 Universities among which Harvard, Yale, Brooklyn College NY. 2018 European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Brussels, BE 10th Preparatory Course for UEMS Transplantation Diploma, Lisboa, PT (Faculty) 2018 Imperial College, London, UK Vascular Simulation and Careers Day (Faculty) 2017 Carrel Club, British Transplantation Society, UK Carrel Club Education Day (Faculty) 2017 Imperial College London, UK Advanced Medical Communication Skills Course 2017 Imperial College London, UK Training the Trainers Course 2016 Carrel Club, British Transplantation Society, UK Carrel Club Education Day (Faculty) Part V Clinical Activity 26/10/2020-21/12/2021 (on leave) Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, IT.In my previous role, I was responsible for providing emergency treatment in terms of first support to patients accessing the hospital. 05/08/2019-01/08/2020 Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Locum Consultant Transplant Surgeon I have been responsible for the service provision of dialysis access and kidney transplant to the regional end stage renal disease population 19/10/2015-31/07/2019 Imperial College NHS Trust. During my fellowship, I practiced the day-to-day ward management of transplant recipients, including regular ward round and clinics. I learned to manage all the aspects of perioperative and long-term post renal transplants. 01/08/2014-18/10/2015 Oxford University NHS Trust. Regular duties: Ward rounds of transplant patients and vascular access patients; weekly outpatient clinics and on call at registrar level 31/07/2013-31/07/2014 Oxford University NHS Trust. Regular duties: Ward rounds of HPB surgical patients, coordination of the weekly elective operating list and urgent cases, weekly outpatient clinics seeing both new and follow-up patients, weekly on call at registrar level. 01/04/2010-30/07/2013. Policlinico Tor Vergata.Training as a senior registrar in General Surgery 20/03/2008-31/03/2010 S.Eugenio Hospital/Policlinico Tor Vergata. Training as a first job in Surgical Specialty Part VI - Society Memberships, Awards and Honours 2021 Recognition for outstanding efforts as Social Media Editor for Transplant International, the official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) 2020 BJS Certificate of excellence in reviewing 2019 Make a Difference Award for excellence in clinical care. Imperial College London, UK. 2017 European Society for Organ Transplantation Trusted Partner(ESOT)Congress 2017, Barcelona, Spain 2017 European Society of Organ Transplantation Educational Scholarship: Living Donor Nephrectomy Course attendance. Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2017 British Transplant Society Educational Bursary 2017: Travel grant for the National Congress, Glasgow, UK. 2016 British Transplant Society Educational Bursary 2016: Travel grant for the National Congress, Leeds, UK. 2014 Best Presentation Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS) National Conference, Brighton,UK. 2013 European Association of Endoscopic Surgery Travel grant for the National Congress, Brussels, Belgium. 2007 Best graduated medical student Raeli award, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy 2001-07 University of Rome Tor Vergata scholarships Part VII - Funding Information 2017 Learning from the Dutch Living Kidney Donation Program Principal Investigator European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Study Scholarship 2000 2018 Real time continuous point of care monitoring of human kidney function. Investigator UK Innovations Funding Service £ 99979 2018 Multicentre, open label randomised trial of superficial wound drain on surgical site infection in high body mass index kidney transplant recipients. Investigator National Institute for Health Research, UK 2018 Combining Static Cold Storage (SCS) with End-HMP with oxygen in kidneys (POMP), part of the international Consortium for Organ Preservation in Europe (COPE).Investigator FP7-HEALTH Part VIII Research Activity Transplantation: responsibility for the machine perfusion clinical program at Imperial College London, UK; Collaborator of the COPE-POMP trial (EU funded);Core member of the Normothermic Regional Perfusion of ESOT experts; member of the ESOT-European Medicines Agency (EMA)interaction. Thyroid cancer: ongoing activity on poorly differentiated nodules and prognosis. Education and Training: Past Lead for the ASGBI Women in Surgery working group; Board member Italian College of Surgeons Committee for Gender Equity; Vanguard Fellow of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)

Curriculum Mocella Marco birth Napoli, 20/7/1966 resident in Napoli, 20, del Parco Margherita st. Studies and titles Degree in Law the 27/6/89 at University of Napoli Federico II with final results of 110 /110 cum laude with a thesis of in Labour Law, titled “Employee relation and network enterprises” Supervisor Prof. Francesco Santoni Specialization school in Labour law and industrial relationship in academic years 1989-1990, 1990- 1991, 1991-1992 at University of Napoli Federico II Specialization in Labour Law and industrial relationship at University of Napoli Federico II the 28/10/92 with final grade 50/50 cum laude with a thesis with title “Collective contractation in artisans enterprise” Lawyer from 23/5/1993, lawyer high courts since 14/12/2006 He attended at the International Meeting of Union Labour Law “Pontignano XIV 23-27/9/1996” PhD in Labour Law at the University of Ferrara 23/7/97, thesis “Labour relation in small enterprise” Scholarship holder Postdoc at the University of Napoli Federico II in academic years 1999 -2001. Participation in a national research group on the rules of the strike coordinated by Prof. Francesco Santoni, 2001 Member of Redacionale committee of Il diritto del mercato del lavoro review form 2003, Member of Redacionale committee of Rivista giuridica del Molise e del Sannio dal 2013 Member of Redacionale committee of Il diritto dell'agricoltura from 2017 Contract professor for additionasl activity at the University of Napoli Federico II in academic years from 2002 until 2007 Contract professor of Labour Law at University of Sannio, Faculty of Economic, from academic year 2006 Participation in the research group coordinated by Prof. Antonella Tartaglia Polcini on Models for the emergence of undeclared work in the company, 2008 Researcher of Labour law since 2008 at Faculty of Economic at University of Sannio Professor, for suppling, of Labour unions law at Faculty of Economic at University of Sannio since 2009 Member of the Board of Directors of the University of Sannio for the three-year period 2010-2013 Delegate of the Dean of the Faculty of Law to relations with technical and administrative staff from 2009 to 2012 Participation in a research group coordinated by prof. Francesco Santoni on the topic "Business events and protection of workers in the Alitalia crisis" from 2010-2011 Professor at the School of specialization in Civil Law of the University of Camerino since 2011 Tutor of specialization thesis in Civil Law of the University of Camerino since 2016 Enabled as Associate Professor Member of the Faculty of the II level University Master in Public Administrations from the academic year 2014/2015 Professor at the University of Valladolid (Spain) from 7 to 13 May 2016 under the Erasmus + program Participation as an invited speaker at the Conference “La trasposiciòn de la directiva Marco sobre prevenciòn de riesgos laborales en el ordenamiento italiano y en el espanol: estudio comparado” at the University of Valladolid, Facultad de Comercio, Organized by Prof. Ana Murcia Claveria on 9/5/2016 Participation as an invited speaker at the Conference "Dos escenarios: jòvenes y trabajadores de edad avanzada en el empleo y la contractatiòn laboral"with a report from the title "titolo “Medidas de fomento al empleo dirigidas a las personas trabajadoras de màs de 45 anos en Italia”, at the University of Valladolid, Facultad de Derecho, organizer Prof. Elias Gonzales-Posada on 11/5/2016 Organization together with Prof. Ana Murcia Claveria on 11/5/2016 of the Conference "Dos escenarios: jõvenes y trabajadores de edad avanzada en el empleo y la contractatiòn laboral", at the University of Valladolid, Facultad de Derecho Member of the Quality Commission of the Degree Program in Law since 2016 Member of the Orientamento Commission for the Degree in Law from 2015 Member of the library commission of the Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods since 2016 Delegate of the President of the Degree in Law studies for relations with the social partners since 2016 PhD thesis tutor within the PhD Person, Market and Institutions from 2016 Professor at the University of Leon (Spain) from 2 to 5 May 2016 under the Erasmus + program Participation in the research group on the comparative study of the discipline of individual and collective dismissal between Italy and Spain with the University of Naples, the University of Sannio and the University of Valladolid, coordinators Proff. Ana Murcia Claveria and Francesco Santoni Participation as a speaker invited to the Conference "Las relaciones laborales en Portugal and Italy" with a report entitled "Despido disciplinario en Italia", at the University of Leon, Facultad de Ciencias del Trabajo, organizers Prof. Maria de los Reyes Martinez Barroso and al. on 2/5/2017 Participation as invited speaker at the International Week of the University of Leon (Spain) in May 2017 Professor at the University of Valladolid (Spain) in May and November 2017 under the Erasmus + program Participation with paper referring to the Conference Redes empresariales y derecho of the trabajo of the University of Salamanca (Spain) 9-10 November 2017 Professor at the Master Universitario di II degree dell'Università degli studi della Calabria, Direzione e diritto della salute, 2-3/3/2018 Partecipation at conference Subordinazione e autonomia del lavoro nella transizione verso l’economia digitale, Benevento, 15 maggio 2018 Professor at the University of La Laguna (Spagna) from 23 to 29 july 2018 under Erasmus+ program Participation as a speaker invited to the Conference GLOBALIZACIÓN Y EMPRESAS EN RED: ORGANIZACIÓN EMPRESARIAL Y NUEVAS FORMAS DE TRABAJO Università de La Laguna, (Spagna) 23-25 July 2018 Enabled as Full Professor from 26 luglio 2018

Pasquale Passalacqua (Naples, 1968), graduated cum laude in Law from the University of Rome Tor Vergata; he obtained cum laude the specialization diploma in Trade Union, Labor and Social Security Law at the University of Macerata; he has a PhD in Trade Union and Labor Law (University of Modena). He is Full Professor of Labor Law at the Department of Law of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where he teaches the Labor Law course in the Master's Degree in Law. He also holds the position of teaching Labor Law in the Faculty of Civil Law of the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome. Supreme Court lawyer since 2011, member of the Rome Bar Association. His professional activity develops in the field of consultancy and litigation in the field of private and public employment relationships, also in relation to trade union and social security profiles. He has assisted and also assists before the Higher Jurisdictions (Court of Cassation and Council of State), important private companies as well as primary public bodies. His scientific activity focuses on all the main issues of labor law: collective bargaining, trade union representation, flexible and atypical work, coordinated and continuous collaborations, free work, individual and collective dismissal, safety at work, accidents and occupational diseases, process of work, pension systems, social security for freelancers, supplementary social security, business transfers, bilateral bodies, privatized public employment and others. In particular: he is the author of the Manual of Labor, Trade Union and Social Security Law (with G. Zaccardi), Nel Diritto Editore; he is also the author of three monographs: Collective autonomy and the labor market. Management and referral bargaining , Ed. Giappichelli, Turin, 2005; The new discipline of autonomous and associated work , Ed. UTET, Turin, 2012 and The new fixed-term employment contract (with A. Pandolfo), Ed. Giappichelli, Turin, 2014; he is also the author of another 120 publications on the subject, published in magazines of national and international importance. He is currently Director of ULSA (Labour Office of the Apostolic See). He is part of the scientific committee of the magazine "Work and social security today", published by Iuridica Edizioni Distribuzioni Srl; he is part of the scientific committee of the online magazine “Democracies and social rights”; he is part of the editorial committee of the magazine “Lateran Law Review”, published by the Pontifical Lateran University; he is part of the Editorial Committee of the "Rivista del Diritto della Sicurezza Sociale", published by Il Mulino, Bologna; he is part of the Committee of Reviewers of the magazine “Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali”, published by Giuffrè, Milan; he is part of the Committee of Reviewers of the magazine "Il Lavoro nella Diritti", published by Wolters Kluver, Milan; he is part of the Committee of Reviewers of the "Italian Journal of Labor Law", published by Giuffrè, Milan; he is part of the Board of Reviewers of the online magazine "Federalismi". He was Commissioner for the qualifying exam for the profession of Lawyer, for the Court of Appeal of Rome; he was Commissioner for the qualification exam for Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio; he was Commissioner for the competition for 360 ordinary magistrate posts in 2017-2018. He is a member of AIDLA.SS (Italian Association of Labor Law and Social Security); he is a member of AGI (Italian Employment Lawyers); he is a member of the scientific committee of COLAP (Coordination of Free Professional Associations). Pasquale Passalacqua (Naples, 1968), graduated cum laude in Law from the University of Rome Tor Vergata; he obtained cum laude the specialization diploma in Trade Union, Labor and Social Security Law at the University of Macerata; he has a PhD in Trade Union and Labor Law (University of Modena). He is Full Professor of Labor Law at the Department of Law of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where he teaches the Labor Law course in the Master's Degree in Law. He also holds the position of teaching Labor Law in the Faculty of Civil Law of the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome. Supreme Court lawyer since 2011, member of the Rome Bar Association. His professional activity develops in the field of consultancy and litigation in the field of private and public employment relationships, also in relation to trade union and social security profiles. He has assisted and also assists before the Higher Jurisdictions (Court of Cassation and Council of State), important private companies as well as primary public bodies. His scientific activity focuses on all the main issues of labor law: collective bargaining, trade union representation, flexible and atypical work, coordinated and continuous collaborations, free work, individual and collective dismissal, safety at work, accidents and occupational diseases, process of work, pension systems, social security for freelancers, supplementary social security, business transfers, bilateral bodies, privatized public employment and others. In particular: he is the author of the Manual of Labor, Trade Union and Social Security Law (with G. Zaccardi), Nel Diritto Editore; he is also the author of three monographs: Collective autonomy and the labor market. Management and referral bargaining , Ed. Giappichelli, Turin, 2005; The new discipline of autonomous and associated work , Ed. UTET, Turin, 2012 and The new fixed-term employment contract (with A. Pandolfo), Ed. Giappichelli, Turin, 2014; he is also the author of another 120 publications on the subject, published in magazines of national and international importance. He is currently Director of ULSA (Labour Office of the Apostolic See). He is part of the scientific committee of the magazine "Work and social security today", published by Iuridica Edizioni Distribuzioni Srl; he is part of the scientific committee of the online magazine “Democracies and social rights”; he is part of the editorial committee of the magazine “Lateran Law Review”, published by the Pontifical Lateran University; he is part of the Editorial Committee of the "Rivista del Diritto della Sicurezza Sociale", published by Il Mulino, Bologna; he is part of the Committee of Reviewers of the magazine “Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali”, published by Giuffrè, Milan; he is part of the Committee of Reviewers of the magazine "Il Lavoro nella Diritti", published by Wolters Kluver, Milan; he is part of the Committee of Reviewers of the "Italian Journal of Labor Law", published by Giuffrè, Milan; he is part of the Board of Reviewers of the online magazine "Federalismi". He was Commissioner for the qualifying exam for the profession of Lawyer, for the Court of Appeal of Rome; he was Commissioner for the qualification exam for Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio; he was Commissioner for the competition for 360 ordinary magistrate posts in 2017-2018. He is a member of AIDLA.SS (Italian Association of Labor Law and Social Security); he is a member of AGI (Italian Employment Lawyers); he is a member of the scientific committee of COLAP (Coordination of Free Professional Associations).

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