No country in the world has yet achieved full gender equality. Italy is among the European countries where gender gaps remain particularly pronounced, especially in the labor market, where the female employment rate is only slightly above 50%. We have discussed at length the origins of these gaps, as well as potential solutions and policy tools. Yet their persistence suggests that we are still overlooking a crucial dimension: the role played by the climate and environment in which economic and social dynamics are formed.

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