Pope Francis has broken with Catholic tradition to appoint a woman as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first to hold the post with voting rights in a body that studies major questions of doctrine.
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.
At 17, Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi accused her mentor of sexual harassment and became the talk of the Baroque art world. Art historian Christopher R. Marshall explains how the 17th-century painter has become a symbol for the #MeToo movement.
Italian medical professionals spoke out on Monday after right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini claimed that women go to emergency rooms for abortions because they live an "uncivilised lifestyle".
More than three decades after the Vatican first put out a men's team, women are finally putting on its yellow jersey and white shorts and bearing the keys of St. Peter and papal tiara crest.
The stories of Rome's women are as fascinating as the city itself. Rachel Emerson of tour company The Rogue Historians introduces three of her favourite Roman women.
A womens' day flyer printed by Italy’s League has been slammed as “backwards” for claiming the "natural role of women” is “the promotion and support of life and the family.”
When the Italian government sat down with heads of industry to discuss the budget this week, there was something noticeably missing from the picture: women.
Rarely remembered today, the women who once toiled in Italy's rice fields tell a remarkable story of agitation and activism, writes sociology and modern languages specialist Flora Derounian.
After 120 years, Juventus Football Club -- also known as The Old Lady of Turin -- has finally opened its doors to an elite women's team, which is shaking up the world of women's football in Italy.
Italian police on Friday launched a campaign to reduce the murder rate against women, which has remained stubbornly high despite a decline in the total number of homicides over recent years.
Italian pathologists began post-mortem
examinations Wednesday of 26 migrant girls found dead at sea, as Nigeria
called for an international inquiry into their deaths.
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 in the 1960's was experiencing a whirlwind of change. The Second World War had left a legacy of acute poverty and a country suffering an identity crisis after years of fascism and occupation, but by 1964, the transformation was so stark as to be dubbed a 'miracle'.
An Italian dolphin trainer and former Miss Italy contestant who was disfigured by acid in January has taken to Instagram to share her first selfie since the brutal attack.
Women in Italy will soon be able to terminate pregnancies without going to hospital, as Lazio - the central region including Rome - becomes the first in Italy to make abortion pills available at family planning clinics.
A study by expat networking site InterNations has ranked Italy the second-worst place in the world for women working abroad, with worries over the national economy, job security, and low salaries contributing to the low score.
March 8th 2017: International Women’s Day became the International Women’s Strike for the first time. Women in Italy, alongside others in 55 countries worldwide, took to the streets to protest violence against women in its many forms. Writer Rachael Martin explains why she joined them, and what the day meant to her.
