Monica D'Ascenzo

Journalist and writer, Monica D’Ascenzo currently works in the Finance & Markets editorial team and is the diversity and inclusion editor of Il Sole 24 Ore, having conceived and been responsible since 2016 for Alley Oop – The Other Half of the Sun, the multi-author blog dedicated to an inclusive society from the perspective of defending people’s rights. She joined the 24 Ore Group in 2001 and has worked in the editorial offices of Ventiquattrore.tv, the Radiocor news agency, and the weekly Moda24. Previously, she had professional experience in Bloomberg TV’s London newsroom, where she hosted the morning financial program. She has also been a television author for the program Internet Café hosted by Andrea Pezzi and for the documentaries Nuovi Mondi by Rai Educational. She has written “Five Years of Private Equity in Italy” (Egea, 2004), “Sms, Only Super Males” (L’Airone Editrice, 2006), “Women on the Brink of Economic Crisis” (Rizzoli, 2009), “Step Aside. Women at the Top of Companies: Gender Quotas on Boards” (Gruppo 24 Ore, 2011), “Beyond the Border. Italian Companies Conquering the World” (Gruppo 24 Ore, 2016), “Gameday – Why Girls Need to Learn to Chase a Ball” (Gribaudo, 2022), Girls of Europe (Gribaudo, 2022), Mothers of Italy (Il Sole 24 Ore, 2025) and the illustrated children’s book “Palmiro, What Will You Do When You Grow Up?” (Valentina Edizioni, 2011).