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Abstract
Dr. Livia Lollini, a physician and an early pioneer in women's occupational health, authored a paper published as the lead article in the inaugural issue of La Medicina del Lavoro, which adopted its current title in 1925. Her work, La protezione della donna e del fanciullo sul lavoro (The Protection of Women and Children at Work), constitutes one of her contributions to labor protections for women and children in early 20th-century Italy. Born into a family distinguished by socialist and feminist ideals, she completed her medical education in 1913. Subsequently, she served as an assistant at the Clinica del Lavoro in Milan, where she addressed various issues related to occupational health. Drawing from international labor laws, Dr. Lollini critiqued the inadequate enforcement of existing legislation in Italy and emphasized the notable disparities in maternity protections. Her analysis highlighted the need to safeguard women's health at the workplace and called for systemic reforms, including implementing regular medical examinations, female labor inspectors, and industrial nursing services. Her work, grounded in gender-sensitive approaches to occupational health, continues to resonate with contemporary principles of gender medicine. Although substantial advancements in labor legislation have been realized, many of the challenges she addressed-such as child labor, maternity rights, and workplace safety-remain central to global discussions surrounding decent work and equitable labor practices.
Livia Lollini博士是一名医生,也是女性职业健康的早期先驱,她在《Lavoro医学》创刊号上发表了一篇论文,作为主要文章,该杂志于1925年采用了现在的标题。她的作品《保护工作中的妇女和儿童》(La protezione della donna e del fantasullo sul lavoro)是她对20世纪初意大利妇女和儿童劳动保护的贡献之一。她出生在一个以社会主义和女权主义理想著称的家庭,1913年完成了医学教育。随后,她在米兰的Lavoro诊所担任助理,处理与职业健康有关的各种问题。根据国际劳动法,洛里尼博士批评了意大利现有立法执行不力的问题,并强调了在保护产妇方面存在的显著差异。她的分析强调有必要保障妇女在工作场所的健康,并呼吁进行系统性改革,包括实施定期体检、女性劳动监察员和工业护理服务。她的工作基于对职业健康的性别敏感方法,继续与当代性别医学原则产生共鸣。尽管在劳工立法方面已经取得了实质性进展,但她提出的许多挑战——如童工、产妇权利和工作场所安全——仍然是围绕体面工作和平等劳动实践的全球讨论的核心。
期刊介绍:
La Medicina del Lavoro is a bimonthly magazine founded in 1901 by L. Devoto, and then directed by L. Prieti, E. Vigliani, V. Foà, P.A. Bertazzi (Milan). Now directed by A. Mutti (Parma), the magazine is the official Journal of the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine (SIML), aimed at training and updating all professionals involved in prevention and cure of occupational diseases.