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https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/how-womens-first-national-vote-in-italy-forged-a-republic.html
June 5, 2026
How women’s first national vote in Italy forged a Republic

80 years ago, a landmark referendum empowered women in Italy and led to the birth of the Italian Republic.

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/women-in-italy-today-work-politics-society-and-the-fight-for-equality.html
March 30, 2026
Women in Italy Today: Society, Work, Politics and the Fight for Equality

Women in Italy: What the Data Really Says in 2025

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/italian-senate-approves-bill-targeting-killings-of-women/
August 8, 2025
Italian Senate approves bill targeting killings of women
Source: United Nations Geneva
February 7, 2024
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Italy on Gender Architecture, Ask About Human Trafficking and Gender Parity in Politics

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the eighth periodic report of Italy, with Committee Experts commending the State on its robust gender architecture, while asking questions about human trafficking and gen

June 8, 2023
Women political leaders gather in Bellagio, Italy for summit hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and The Rockefeller Foundation



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June 7, 2023
Italian politician becomes first to breastfeed in parliament



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November 21, 2022
Italian women MPs win right to breastfeed in chamber

Breastfeeding members of the chamber of deputies will be allowed to sit in the top row of the assembly, or in a reserved gallery.

September 26, 2022
Giorgia Meloni: The far-right party leader set to be Italy's first female prime minister

Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni says she would be "honoured to break a taboo" and become the country's first female prime minister.