No such thing as female solidarity and men to blame, says Giorgia Meloni

The Italian PM says women turn on eachother in male-dominated environments, but as mothers they support eachother like ‘veterans at the front’
Tom Kington
, Rome
The Times
Meloni said women are ‘less loyal than they say’ in a podcast to coincide with Mother’s Day
Meloni said women are ‘less loyal than they say’ in a podcast to coincide with Mother’s Day
REX

Women have no sense of solidarity with each other, preferring to compete instead of teaming up, and men are to blame, Giorgia Meloni has said.

However, the Italian prime minister argued that when women have children, they become keenly supportive of other mothers “like veterans at the front”.

Meloni, 47, made the claims during a podcast interview she gave to coincide with Mother’s Day, which was on Sunday in Italy. She discussed her role as a parent since she was elected as Italy’s first ­female prime minister in 2022.

Elly Schlein became the Democractic party’s first female leader in 2023
Elly Schlein became the Democractic party’s first female leader in 2023
ALBERTO GANDOLFO/REX

Meloni’s electoral win was followed by the Democratic party, Italy’s centre-left opposition, naming Elly Schlein as its first female leader in 2023.

But despite the sea change in Italy’s traditionally male-dominated political arena, Meloni said she

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