While we remember women killed and injured by male violence, politics continues to send out contradictory signals.
On one side, Nordio talks about the “genetic code of man” that supposedly does not really accept equality, as if violence were a biological destiny and not the product of a patriarchal culture that can – and must – be changed. On the other side, Roccella downplays the importance of sex education, denying that it can prevent violence and femicides.
Meanwhile, the law on free and current consent – the law that should strengthen protection for victims and clearly recognise that without an explicit yes there is no relationship, only abuse – has in practice been blocked: procedure suspended, timelines undefined, political priorities elsewhere.
This is the point: new penalties, new offences, new “crackdowns” are announced, but when it is time to put women’s self-determination and consent at the centre as the foundation of relationships, everything grinds to a halt.
25 November is not a date to be filled with rhetoric.
It is a hard reminder: as long as the laws we really need are delayed, minimised or put aside, violence will continue to be possible.
Today we are not celebrating anything: we demand consistency, political courage, and a country that finally chooses to stand on the side of women, not only in words, but in concrete action.
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