The PhD programme has stable networks with Ministries, the Equal opportunity department, Local Authorities and with city and regional institutions; these links aim at researching, planning and accomplishing the professional growth of PhD students through internships in various institutions.

To this purpose we have established links with local social actors, including health institutions, the police, professional associations, and private and public research institutions.

The PhD programme and its research outcomes contribute to the University policies for gender equality (GENOVATE) and for students’ active inclusion (SINAPSI). There are ongoing partnerships aimed at research and education activities on gender with the Employers’ Federation (Unione Industriali), the Equal opportunity Commission, the Labour inspection, the NHS trust, and the Juvenile Court. These activities make it possible for the PhD programme to test new approaches to family-work balancing, to family conflict and gender violence reduction.