Woman, mom and southern, in particular Sicilian. This is the identikit of the adult person who lives in a condition of social disadvantage in Italy.
It is the data that emerged from the fourth edition of WEWORLD Index Italia 2025which highlighted the difficult socio -economic condition of women, children and young people. Italy has grossed a restored sufficiency.
Women penalized in Italy
With 42.4 points on a scale of 100, women are the group that is confirmed as the most vulnerable and exposed to social marginalization and the violation of rights. But minors are also at risk. In Italy, over 1 woman (28.3%) and 1 minor (29.9%) are highlighted out of 4 live in regions where access to fundamental rights is scarce.
It is always very strong the North-South gapwith the most lacking southern regions in terms of education, health, economic conditions and female participation in political life.
In particular, the mothers of the South face working difficulties and insufficient coverage relating to socio -educational services, with just 17.3% against 45% indicated as a minimum parameter by the European Union.
Despite the progress of the last few years, among which there are numerous female start -ups, on the working front it is highlighted how the Women with children They have a lower employment rate than those without children, with Sicily 61%tail light. The autonomous province of Trento leads the territorial ranking with 67.3 points, followed by Friuli-Venezia Giulia (64.9) and Valle d’Aosta (63.6). The latest positions are occupied by Sicily (38.3), Campania (39.4) and Calabria (41.8).
Inadequate paternity leave
Italy is not only a little inclusive country for women and minors, but also for fathers: paternity leave is too short and the parental one that is not very paid.
The single -parent families, with migratory or homogenitoric backgrounds, remain on the margins of public policies.
Criticism of the Italian system
This is the comment by Dina Taddia, delegated councilor of Weworld:
“The real families, made of mothers who fight to reconcile work and private life, of fathers who would like but cannot be present, of boys and girls without essential services, remain outside the country’s priorities. In order not to mention non -traditional, single -agent families, with migratory background, homogenitoric, whose needs remain completely at the margins. The Weworld Index Italy 2025 2025 Italy is not investing enough on childhood and families “.
The petition on the school
To overturn the situation, the WEWORLD organization underlines the need to introduce stable and structural measures To guarantee equal opportunities and fair access to essential services.
During the presentation of the report, over 70,000 signatures were delivered to the authorities for the remodeling of the school calendar.
One wonders one Reduction of the summer breakconsidered too long and accused of multiplying inequalities, encourage the loss of cognitive and relational skills of minors, to discourage the life-work of the parents of the parents “forced to juggle between very expensive summer fields and lack of alternatives at reduced prices”. It is therefore asked:
- the opening of schools also in the months of June and July with extra school activities and consequent remodeling of the breaks during the year;
- The compulsory introduction of full time from 3 to 14 years in all schools to offer students the opportunity to choose between full time and part time.
