The Autosped G Group Against Violence on Women. The 2025 Initiative.

Main sponsor of the exhibition "What Were You Wearing?" and the performance "Bare Skin on Stage".

Violence against women is one of the most serious violations of human rights and cannot leave us indifferent.

The Autosped G Group has chosen to act as main sponsor of the initiative promoted by the Municipality of Castelnuovo Scrivia, Cantiere Cultura, and the Pier Angelo Soldini Library.

In view of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the program opened on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, with the inauguration of the exhibition "What Were You Wearing?", conceived and supported by Amnesty International, at the Podestarile Castle in Castelnuovo Scrivia.

On that occasion, a roundtable discussion took place involving the anti-violence center me.dea, represented by Vice President Carlotta Sartorio; CISA, represented by Director Maria Teresa Zambosco; the Autosped G Group, represented by Sara Merlo from the Group Legal and General Affairs Department; and the Zonta Club of Alessandria, represented by President Nadia Biancato. The discussion was moderated by the Mayor of Castelnuovo Scrivia, Gianni Tagliani.

The Vice President of me.dea, Carlotta Sartorio, presented the figures, which are tragically on the rise: access to the anti-violence center has increased by 23% compared to 31 October 2024, and an increasing number of very young women report having experienced violence.

The Director of CISA explained to the audience the "Social Emergency Intervention" service, which consists of a support pathway providing assistance, reception, and guidance also for women who are victims of violence.

Lawyer Sara Merlo outlined the path undertaken since 2023 by the Autosped G Group, which led three of its companies-Autosped G S.p.A., G&A S.p.A., and Tomato Farm S.p.A.-to obtain gender equality certification UNI PdR 125:2022.

Finally, Nadia Biancato, President of the Zonta Club Alessandria, after presenting the Club's initiatives to combat violence against women, illustrated the exhibition "What Were You Wearing?". This installation symbolically displays clothing representing what women were wearing at the time of the violence suffered, accompanied by brief reflections that victims chose to share about their experiences. The exhibition aims to encourage reflection and challenge stereotypes about violence. Too often, the question "What were you wearing?" carries a blaming undertone, as if to imply "you somehow brought it upon yourself."

The exhibition will be open to visitors until 30 November, with a special event on 27 November at 9:00 p.m.: the performance "Bare Skin on Stage: Shakespearean Heroines and Heroes Through a Female Voice" by actress and author Lucilla Giagnoni, with music by Paolo Pizzimenti.

Being present means promoting culture, respect, and equality. Because gender equality is not only a social goal, but a principle of collective growth.

Photo by Luigi Bloise