For women in Italy, electing our first female prime minister doesn't feel like a victory ✍️ rebeccaahughes_ for ipaperviews
Giorgia Meloni’s policies could reverse gender equalityGiorgia Meloni holds a placard reading ‘Thank You Italy’ after she delivered an address at her party’s campaign headquarters , the country is poised to have its first female prime minister 76 years after it established a republic. But it doesn’t feel like much of a victory for women in Italy like me. I live in the northeastern region of the Veneto and I moved here from Scotland eight years ago.
On paper, Meloni appears as a surprisingly inspirational figure for the modern woman. She is an unmarried working mother and was raised by a single mother. She has spoken about gender inequality during her career, such as being forced to withdraw from the race for mayor of Rome when she was pregnant. Now she has broken barriers as she prepares to be Italy’s first female premier.
. I worry that this will legitimise greater discrimination towards women in daily life and even violence if women aren’t seen to fit into their assigned gender roles.
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