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September 5, 2013
Women MPs do a better job than men, Italian Prime Minister says

Laura Boldrini, Cecile Kyenge and Emma Bonino are among those doing “far better than men”, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said during an interview with television channel Russian 24 ahead of the G20 summit, which gets underway in St Petersburg on Thursday.

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July 27, 2013
Black Italian minister Kyenge suffers banana insult

Italian politicians have reacted with anger after the country's first black minister had bananas thrown at her during a political rally.

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May 5, 2013
Italy’s Female Politicians Speak Out Against Death Threats

When Laura Boldrini, 52, was elected as speaker of Italy’s lower house last month, she knew the job would come with enormous challenges. But she didn’t expect it to come with death threats.

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