Mattarella: "Femicide, an impressive phenomenon that shakes and questions the conscience"

"Sharon, Victoria, Roberta, Teodora, Sonia, Piera, Luljeta, Lidia, Clara, Deborah, Rossella" Sergio Mattarella remembers one by one the names of the women victims of femicide in these only two months of 2021 and in the ceremony for the International Day of the woman says dryly: "it is unacceptable". "Eleven women were killed in Italy in the first two months of the new year - recalls the President of the Republic - They were killed by the hand of those who had made them believe, to love them. By the hand of those who, if anything, should have dedicated themselves to mutual protection. Now we are faced with a twelfth victim: the killing of Ilenia. Last year, seventy-three women were murdered. It is an impressive phenomenon, which shakes and questions the conscience of our country ". Horrible cases of femicide claim justice "A distorted concept of the emotional relationship - which, not surprisingly, turns into deadly hatred - is at the basis of the serious and unacceptable cases of femicide. A mentality that, therefore, is only possession, craving, domination and, ultimately, contempt "notes the Head of State. "A distorted concept of the emotional relationship - which, not surprisingly, turns into mortal hatred - is at the basis of the serious and unacceptable cases of femicide. A mentality which, therefore, is only possession, greed, domination and, ultimately you count, contempt. Love, authentic love, is based on respect and sharing. If one kills a woman it is because her desire for freedom and her autonomy are not respected. Because one arrogates the power not to allow it. the choices, the projects, the aspirations. Seventy-four years after the approval of the Constitution - which definitively sanctioned equality and equality among all people, without distinction - the horrible cases of femicide - which claim justice - they tell us that the law alone is not enough. That a principle must be affirmed, but it must also be defended, promoted and concretely implemented ", said the President of the Republic. Women also affected by the economic crisis "This March 8, unfortunately, is still taking place under the sign of the pandemic, which has burdened our existence, causing an unprecedented number of victims and enormous economic, social and human relations problems. A phenomenon unexpected planetary that has severely tested the resilience of citizens and civil coexistence itself ", said Mattrella in her speech at the Quirinale on the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day". "The spread of Covid-19, as always happens in difficult times - underlines the Head of State - it has hit the weakest and most exposed components. Women among them. From an employment point of view first of all. According to Istat, we have 440 thousand fewer female workers than in December 2020. While one million 300 thousand jobs of women working in sectors particularly affected by the crisis are at risk. Women's employment has turned back. At the levels of 2016, well below the 50% reached for the first time in 2019. The main cause was the crisis in the service sector, in which 85% of women work. It is not just quantitative data that are of concern. The quality of women's work is worsening, with a peak in non-voluntary part-time contracts, with an increase in fixed-term jobs and with a reduction in work / life balance conditions ". Critical situation also from a health point of view" The situation of women is also critical from a health point of view. Inail has highlighted, in a recent study, that almost 70 percent of the infections reported in the workplace concern women. The professional categories most affected as infections mainly concern the health sector. It is therefore only right that the Republic addresses a thought of strong gratitude to the many women who for the past year have been working in hospitals, laboratories, in the red areas to combat the spread of the coronavirus. They work in difficult conditions, with competence and self-denial, with a spirit of sacrifice and with their characteristic ability to bear heavy workloads. To them, in a special way, I wish to dedicate this important day ", said the President of the Republic.  

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08 March 2021 "Sharon, Victoria, Roberta, Teodora, Sonia, Piera, Luljeta, Lidia, Clara, Deborah, Rossella" Sergio Mattarella remembers one by one the names of the women victims of femicide in these only two months of 2021 and in the ceremony for International Women's Day scans dry: "this is unacceptable".

"Eleven women were killed in Italy in the first two months of the new year - recalls the President of the Republic - They were killed by the hand of those who had made them believe, to love them. By the hand of those who, if anything, should have dedicated themselves to mutual protection. Now we are faced with a twelfth victim: the killing of Ilenia. Last year, seventy-three women were murdered. It is an impressive phenomenon, which shakes and questions the conscience of our country ".

Horrible cases of femicide claim justice

"A distorted concept of the emotional relationship - which, not surprisingly, turns into deadly hatred - is at the basis of the serious and unacceptable cases of femicide. A mentality that, therefore, is only possession, craving, domination and, ultimately, contempt "notes the Head of State.

"A distorted concept of the emotional relationship - which, not surprisingly, turns into mortal hatred - is at the basis of the serious and unacceptable cases of femicide. A mentality which, therefore, is only possession, greed, domination and, ultimately you count, contempt. Love, authentic love, is based on respect and sharing. If one kills a woman it is because her desire for freedom and her autonomy are not respected. Because one arrogates the power not to allow it. the choices, the projects, the aspirations. Seventy-four years after the approval of the Constitution - which definitively sanctioned equality and equality among all people, without distinction - the horrible cases of femicide - which claim justice - they tell us that the law alone is not enough. That a principle must be affirmed, but it must also be defended, promoted and concretely implemented ", said the President of the Republic.

Women also affected by the economic crisis

"This March 8, unfortunately, is still taking place under the sign of the pandemic, which has burdened our existence, causing an unprecedented number of victims and enormous economic, social and human relations problems. A phenomenon unexpected planetary that has severely tested the resilience of citizens and civil coexistence itself ", said Mattrella in her speech at the Quirinale on the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day".

"The spread of Covid-19, as always happens in difficult times - underlines the Head of State - it has hit the weakest and most exposed components. Women among them. From an employment point of view first of all. According to Istat, we have 440 thousand fewer female workers than in December 2020. While one million 300 thousand jobs of women working in sectors particularly affected by the crisis are at risk. Women's employment has come back. At the levels of 2016, well below the 50% reached for the first time in 2019. The main cause was the crisis in the service sector, in which 85% of women work. It is not just quantitative data that are of concern. The quality of women's work is worsening, with a peak in non-voluntary part-time contracts, with an increase in fixed-term jobs and with a reduction in work / life balance conditions ".

Critical situation also from a health point of view

" The situation of women is also critical from a health point of view. Inail has highlighted, in a recent study, that almost 70 percent of the infections reported in the workplace concern women. The professional categories most affected as infections mainly concern the health sector. It is therefore only right that the Republic addresses a thought of strong gratitude to the many women who for the past year have been working in hospitals, laboratories, in the red areas to combat the spread of the coronavirus. They work in difficult conditions, with competence and self-denial, with a spirit of sacrifice and with their characteristic ability to bear heavy workloads. To them, in a special way, I wish to dedicate this important day ", said the President of the Republic.

Mattarella: "Femicide, an impressive phenomenon that shakes and questions the conscience"

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