It’s record employment for women, Roccella: with the Meloni government 260 thousand more workers

From the Woman 7 summit the Minister for Equal Opportunities: "Result of specific attention and a new cultural climate"

ROME- “At its seventh presidency of the G7, Italy presents itself with a record that truly fills us with satisfaction and stimulates us to move forward: that of female employment strong>, whichsince the Meloni government took office has grown by around 260 thousand unitsreaching a ceiling never reached before”. Thus the Minister for Equal Opportunities, Eugenia Roccella, during the Women 7 summit which is taking place today in Rome, in the Campidoglio.
“This – she added – thanks to specific attention, demonstrated by measures such as tax relief for working mothers and tax relief for those who hire them, designed to deal with the (still too high) number of women who resign from work after having given birth to a child or, if they wish to be mothers and fulfill themselves professionally, they feel forced to choose which of the two ambitions to fulfill But also thanks to a new cultural climate, fueled by initiatives such as the self-discipline code for companies, promoted by my ministry, and the gender equality certification, which with over 1,800 companies certified to date has already more than doubled the target that the Pnrr assigned to us for 2026″.
The minister spoke in the protomoteca room of the Capitol where the international Women 7 summit opened, the official civil commitment group of the G7 dedicated to equal opportunities.
After Japan, therefore, Women 7 lands in the Italian capital, focusing the discussion on topics such as work, financial empowerment, climate justice and the fight against violence against women. Present in the room, among others, were the co-chairs of the W7 Martina Rogato, Claudia Segre and Annamaria Tartaglia, the Italian ministers for equal relations Opportunities, Work and Disability, respectively Eugenia Roccella, Marina Calderone and Alessandra Locatelli, the European Commissioner for Gender Equality, Helena Dalli and the representative of the special secretariat for women’s representation of NATO, Irene Fellin. Then there were the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, and the councilor for Equal Opportunities, Monica Lucarelli.