Lucia Corno's ERC Starting Grant

Lucia Corno, LEAP Executive Director and Assistant Professor at Catholic University of Milan, has obtained an ERC Starting Grant for her research project on "Harmful Traditions, Women Empowerment and Development".

Harmful traditions (e.g. child marriage, female genital cutting, breast ironing) affect millions of girls in developing countries. These customs have a strong detrimental effect on women’s human capital accumulation, empowerment and wellbeing, thus perpetuating gender imbalance and poverty. Yet we know remarkably little on why these norms persist and what policies are able to eradicate them. Lucia’s project will help to fill this gap.

Many congratulations, Lucia!