A survey on the gender gap shows that even today no country has still managed to eradicate gender discrimination. Italy holds the negative record in terms of participation and economic opportunities.
This research comes from here; a journey through stories of women who have chosen to live on "male" professions or holding positions that society normally attributes to the "stronger sex". This project doesn't come from a feminist polemic, but from an almost anthropological reflection on the role of women in the world of contemporary work. Working Girls becomes a portrait of society today, with the point of view of different kind of women.
Each photograph is accompanied by a brief "identity card" which explains the character and its characteristics, also trying to emphasize the perception that everyone has of their job. Some of these works are really masculine, but others are not anymore, and some are simply different and considered male by some people and ambivalent by some others. This analysis then leads to a discussion about where the male starts and female ends, but also and mainly on the assumptions that underlie those ideas.
The images are deliberately easy to understand but they have all a peculiar atmosphere, environment, light and character. The story works in serial but also individually.
The project ends with my portrait, the photo-reporter, a job that I love and that I have chosen, but, like others in the project, involves discomfort and contraindications for a girl like me.
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