LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Women in Italy: Society
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The rally, the first of its kind in nearly 30 years was attended by women of every age, woman and girls with friends, neighbours, schoolgirls, partners, children and babies. At least a third of the protesters were male, indicating that the protection of women rights has become a value deemed important by all sectors of society.
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This volume brings together specialists from a variety of disciplines to develop a deeper understanding of the social, political, and cultural history of women in Italy in the years 1946-1960. Despite being a time when women and the family were at the center of national debates, and when society changed considerably, the fifteen years following the Second World War have tended to be overlooked or subsumed into discussions of other periods. By focusing on the experience of women and by broadening the frame of reference to include subjects and sources often ignored, or only alluded to, by traditional analyses, the essays in this volume break new ground and provide a corrective to previous interpretive models.
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Black, ethnic minority and migrant women tend to be invisible in society, in terms of their representation, their contribution and the recognition of their needs. Moreover their contribution to the host society, in terms of economy or culture, is often undervalued, as it is in fact not visible to large parts of society. Stereotypes of women coming from minority groups are both a cause and a consequence for this lack of visibility. They are often not considered skilled individuals who might use their skills for the good of society at large.
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Today, about 500 Jewish Israeli women regularly observe what goes on at the checkpoints. Most of them are middle-aged, educated, left-wing liberals, members of the middle class who emigrated from Europe and are employed. Many of them have been shaped by the holocaust and are concerned about both the dignity of the Palestinians and the moral state of Israeli society.
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Education is an important means to improve the position of all women in society. However, access to education is difficult for several reasons: cultural barriers and stereotypes, lack of information about the education system, cultural traditions and beliefs which consider women’s education of secondary importance.
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