Deseci tisuća žena okupile su se u nedjelju u više od 60 talijanskih gradova u prosvjedima osude premijera Berlusconija za kojeg smatraju da svojim seksualnim skandalima degradira žene. Talijansko pravosuđe nedavno je otvorilo istragu o zbog afere nazvane “Rubygate” u kojoj je šef vlade osumnjičen za zloporabu položaja i prostituciju s maloljetnicom, i za brojne Talijanke taj skandal je bio kap koja je prelila čašu. BBC javlja kako su viđeni su transparenti ‘Italija nije bordel’, te da su manji prosvjedi organizirani u Brusselu, Madridu, Lisabonu, Parizu, Lyonu, Toulouseu, čak i u Tokyju.
Protests were started by 2 sisters, actresses Francesca and Cristina Comencini, who argue that Berlusconi's sexist outbursts are merely a reflection of misogyny in Italian society, to which neither the right nor the left political parties have ever adequately responded. They also criticize discrimination against women in the labor market, due to the lack of kindergartens and part-time jobs. Italy has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe, 1.4 children per family, and only 501% of women work (the EU average is 591%), although they are on average better educated than men.
“Važnost ovih prosvjeda je u tomu što u njima sudjeluju muškarci i žene, mlađi i stariji, intelektualci i radnici”, rekla je gradonačelnica Napulja Rosa Russo Iervolino who participated in a parade organized in her city. The question arises whether Italians have finally had enough of the whole world looking at their country as a laughing stock. ABC correspondent Emma Alberici It is estimated that around one million Italian citizens participated in Sunday's protests.
The article was taken from the internet portal voxfeminae.net
