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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPhotos of female Italian politicians in miniskirts have drawn attention after comments by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani<\/a> about what kind of woman a man should marry. The controversy began after Tajani spoke at a party political event in Formello near Rome. While discussing the kind of woman he would advise his son to marry, he contrasted a glamorous woman with a \u201cless flashy\u201d and \u201cmore reliable\u201d one. Tajani said he would recommend a woman who would be \u201ca good mother\u201d and remain faithful, adding that she might be someone who \u201cwears skirts that are a bit longer\u201d. His comments were followed by criticism from opposition politicians and a protest in the Italian Senate, where female opposition senators appeared in short skirts.<\/p>\n Tajani was speaking about marriage and the advice he would give his son. According to ANSA, he said that while a glamorous woman might initially seem attractive, he would prefer a \u201cless flashy but more reliable, more serious\u201d woman who would be a good mother and remain faithful. He then asked whether people would prefer the glamorous woman or the more serious type, \u201cthe one who perhaps wears skirts that are a bit longer than the other’s?\u201dAs reported by The Independent, Tajani also described the woman he considered more suitable for marriage as \u201cperhaps less pretty, with a slightly longer skirt\u201d. He linked this choice to stability and fidelity in marriage. His comments quickly became a subject of political criticism, with opponents questioning the idea that clothing could be connected with a woman’s reliability or suitability as a wife or mother.<\/p>\n On September 22, a group of female opposition senators appeared together in short skirts at Italy’s Senate in response to Tajani’s remarks. The protest included politicians from opposition groups including the Democratic Party, Five Star Movement, Italia Viva and the Greens and Left Alliance. The initiative was proposed by Italia Viva senator Raffaella Paita. Paita explained the protest as a statement about freedom of dress. \u201cThis is a gesture of freedom to say that we are free to dress however we want,\u201d she said. The protest also became a direct visual response to Tajani’s reference to skirt length as part of his example about choosing a wife.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She posted the photo on Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Former Turin mayor and Five Star Movement MP Chiara Appendino was among the politicians who responded publicly. She posted a photograph on Facebook of herself in a miniskirt and directly addressed Tajani. \u201cTajani, am I not a \u2018trustworthy\u2019 woman? Am I not a \u2018good mother\u2019?\u201d she asked. She added: \u201cWe cannot allow a minister in 2026 to tell us that we should marry a woman who wears longer skirts and is less showy.\u201d Politician Fiorella Zabatta, spokesperson for the opposition Greens and Left Alliance, also criticised Tajani’s comments. \u201cTajani isn\u2019t decades behind the times, he\u2019s thousands of years behind,\u201d she said. She also called on the government to focus on women who have been killed rather than judging the clothing of women who are alive. \u201cCount the women who have been killed before measuring the skirt lengths of those who are alive,\u201d Zabatta said. Her comments came amid a wider debate in Italy over women’s safety and political discussion around women’s rights.<\/p>\n Tajani later apologised for the remarks. Speaking in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he said: \u201cI apologise if anyone was offended by what I said, but I never intended to offend women.\u201d The apology came after several days of criticism over his original comments. The Senate protest turned Tajani’s comments about skirt length into a visual political statement. Instead of debating whether a long or short skirt indicated anything about a woman’s character, the opposition senators used their clothing to make the opposite point: that women can choose what they wear without that choice determining how they should be viewed as wives, mothers or public figures.<\/div>\n A group Italian senators united in miniskirts to protest the country\u2019s deputy PM\u2019s recent comments about women. 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Why did women politicians wear miniskirts to the Italian Senate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Chiara Appendino posted a miniskirt photo<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nTajani apologises<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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