The Elena Cornaro University Centre supports research activities from a gender perspective, or on gender-related issues, and promotes knowledge sharing and dissemination of their results;

it promotes educational and lifelong learning activities, to disseminate gender knowledge both internally and externally to the University;

organises and supports public events and engages in national and international partnerships, in order to enhance the Centre's expertise and place the University of Padua as a reference point about gender issues and studies.