| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 4 |
| Women in parliament | 30.1% |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 79.1% (M: 83.3%) |
| Women in labour force | 54% (M: 74%) |
| Gender Inequality Index[1] | |
| Value | 0.056 (2021) |
| Rank | 13th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[2] | |
| Value | 0.720 (2022) |
| Rank | 63rd out of 146 |
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Women in Italy refers to women who are from (or reside in) Italy. The legal and social status of Italian women has undergone rapid transformations and changes during the past decades. This includes family laws, the enactment of anti-discrimination measures, and reforms to the penal code (in particular with regard to crimes of violence against women).[3]
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "The policy on gender equality in Italy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.