Manuelita Mancini is the Director of Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini. She is an expert in management and coordination of research projects on socio-economic issues, she has coordinated for Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini the implementation of research studies and policy measures at European, national, and local levels to promote Social Justice. She is member of the Editorial board of Economia & Lavoro, a four-monthly journal of economic policy, sociology, and industrial relations and she is one of the founding members of INGENERE.IT, a web-magazine on economic and social issues analyzed from a gender perspective.