Livia Elisa Ortensi
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Livia Elisa Ortensi
@leortensi.bsky.social
Demographer @ University of Bologna
Head of the Stat Unit @ ISMU Foundation - Milan
PI CERV-2022-DAPHNE DORA
Migration and Refugees Studies, Gender-based Violence, Traditional Harmful Practices, FGM/C, Fertility
Moreover immigrant descendant youths born in Italy feel less excluded by Italian society than their first-generation immigrant peers, also when reporting discrimination. This suggests the sense of exclusion is decreasing across immigrant generations despite increased self-perceived discrimination.
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Our results show that while higher educated immigrant descendants do report more systemic discrimination, this does not apply to interpersonal discrimination.
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Do youths with a migrant background and higher level of education perceive themselves to be more discriminated against than those with a lower level of education? And finally, do we see a greater or lower perception of exclusion across generations with a migrant background?
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
We address three main questions: do immigrant descendant youth report more experiences of discrimination than their first-generation immigrant peers?
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The study examines the integration paradox – the positive association between higher structural integration achievements and higher feelings of discrimination and exclusion – among young immigrant descendants aged 14–35 in Italy, using ISTAT SCIF data.
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The Report highlights the social transformations and the impact this growth has had on Italian society. The webinar will take place online on June 25th, from 14:00 to 14:45 CEST

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Webinar Registration "30th Italian Report on Migrations" - 25.6.2025 - Fondazione ISMU
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June 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Perceived benefits linked to increased support for FGM/C medicalization include religious approval, better marriage prospects, cleanliness, and conformity to traditional cultural values.
May 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Findings indicate that, compared with women who support the practice unconditionally, the requirement of medicalization correlates with higher educational level, age, being in a couple, and being from a country where FGM/C is more commonly medicalized.
May 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Data are from a national survey on FGM/C conducted in Italy in 2016, covering a representative sample of 1,378 women aged 18 + who were born in Nigeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Somalia, and Ivory Coast
May 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This study investigates the extent of the support for FGM/C conditioned on its medicalization among migrant women from FGM/C-practising countries residing in Italy, and the characteristics of women supporting the practice.
May 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) as a harm reduction strategy is a highly debated issue, although largely unexplored among migrants living outside practising countries
May 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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April 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
February 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM