ANTONELLA CELLETTI

Gender Equality Award

Commitment and tenacity are valuable allies in the fight for gender equality. The same that Antonella Celletti put on the field to achieve her life goals, writing a new chapter of Italian history. Her passion for the sky has always flown above difficulties, overcoming obstacles and breaking down walls. Like the one Antonella broke at Alitalia, becoming its first female pilot and the first pilot commander. A double record won, fighting long and hard, trial after trial, patent after patent, fighting the disadvantages of being a woman with the sole force of the vocation for flight. Today, Antonella is a real example for all women whose wings are professionally cut off. A virtuous model for all those who see equal opportunities as a distant mirage. A pioneer who, with sacrifice, fought to protect her childhood dream without ever giving up. Always flying at high altitude to the next destination.