Women in politics, progress but equality still lacking - 8 March. "We are few, there is co-optation between men" (ANSA) "Politics is opening up to women but it is still the prerogative of men" "Gender equality is not achieved by talking about quotas or numbers, but by won battles" " Progress has been made, but the finish line is still very far away", says Raffaella Paita, of Italia viva.