Gender disparity in Italy has emerged
in more serious forms during the COVID-19 pandemic, President
Sergio Mattarella on Thursday told this year's winners of the
Marisa Bellisario Prize.
The 'golden apple' prize, in its 33rd year, is named after the
iconic glass ceiling breaking Olivetti manager who died in 1988
aged 53.
Mattarella said "the 585 'golden apples' awarded in these 33
years are not only a nice story but express, on the one hand,
more than the claim of an authentic condition of parity the
awareness that an effective parity between the sexes makes our
country grow and determines social and economic growth.
"And they underscore how we are seeing a strong growth of the
female role although disparities and conditions that must be
removed are still present, and have emerged in an even more
serious form during the pandemic".
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