Vera Gheno is a sociolinguist, who has collaborated with the Accademia della Crusca for 20 years. After 18 years as a contractor in various universities, since the end of 2021 she works as a Researcher at the University of Florence. In 2023, she edited ‘Parole d’altro genere. Come le scrittrici hanno cambiato il mondo‘ (BUR), and published ‘Galateo della comunicazione‘ (Cesati) and ‘L’Antidoto. 15 comportamenti che avvelenano la nostra vita in rete e come evitarli‘ (Longanesi).

She specialises in digital communication, gender issues, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Vera also hosts a podcast about language and its changes titled ‘Amare parole‘.