An attempt in Italy to introduce a consent-based rape law is floundering and experts warn rapists could stand to gain after the far right torpedoed an "only yes means yes" definition.
Italian MPs voted on Wednesday to broaden the definition of sexual violence to include non-consensual acts, in a rare collaboration between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and opposition leader Elly Schlein.
The idea that richer areas should get a bigger share of coronavirus vaccines has sparked an outcry in Italy, where inequality in healthcare funding between regions is a major issue.
Whether through new nurseries or bridging the gender pay gap, many Italian women hope a post-pandemic recovery plan will tackle entrenched inequality in the labour market, especially in the poorer south.
Italian schools have ranked poorly again in a prestigious international study, leading to claims that the country is suffering from "educational poverty".
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday he will ask the European Commission to give Italy's poorer south a special status to help boost employment and tackle organized crime.
Pope Francis railed against social inequality on Sunday, lamenting "the din of the rich few" drowning out the voice of the needy, as he marked the second "World Day of the Poor".
In 2016, 30 percent of people in Italy – more than 18 million – risked poverty or social exclusion, national statistics agency Istat said on Wednesday.
Women who want equal opportunities to work, fair pay, political representation, a higher education and access to health care won’t find it in Italy, global statistics show.
Italy is one of the world’s worst countries for wage equality, with women earning significantly less than men for similar work, a new report by the World Economic Forum shows.
