(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 13 - "In a world undergoing great change, in this post-pandemic society, the issue of gender equality is becoming more and more fundamental. Today we have the opportunity to give impetus to the economic and social recovery of the country, including the perspective of equality ".
Thus the President of Senato, Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, this morning opened the Summit of Women20, the G20 engagement group dedicated to gender equality.
"In 18 G20 countries - he continued - women continue to be paid more than 15% less than men and only 55% of women are involved in the labor market compared to 71% of men, there are still too many cultural prejudices that prevent to the female world to express talent and merits. The work carried out by the top management represents a fundamental contribution with the identification of the three strategic priorities: work, female entrepreneurship and digital.
Furthermore, the focuses that the W20 has decided to dedicate to violence are also important on women and girls, and on sustainability. We need an authentic cultural turnaround and active policies that radically change the meaning of women and the relationship between the sexes ". (HANDLE).