From Marie Curie and Rita Levi Montalcini, to the Italian researchers who isolated the Coronavirus. The women scattered throughout the world of science are the subject of Gabriella Greison’s study; she will also be discussing them at Expo Dubai.

Diversity, values and equal rights are all themes we must never stop talking about and on which we need to focus for a better future, as well as – in our current situation – to overcome the pandemic. Because the human stories behind these great women we have always thought of as a cut above and untouchable, in reality are simple, approachable, within reach of everyone and, as we will discover, in many ways very similar to our own. Identifying with their lives will help us to understand a priceless side of ourselves, as well as the great role these women have played throughout history and in modern times, during this most serious crisis.