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Prospect of far-right female premier divides Italian women

A poster of Italy's candidate premier Giorgia Meloni stands on the side of a bus in Rome, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Women attend a personal self-defense course, in a public park Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Dr. Laura Anelli shows information material on pregnancy at a women's counseling centre in Rome, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Worker sew D.Exterior clothes at the Cose di Maglia factory, in Brescia, Italy, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) A woman carries backpacks as her child walks after coming out of a primary school, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Women attend a personal self-defense course, in a public park Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Mothers talk outside a primary school, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Workers check D.Exterior clothes at the Cose di Maglia factory, in Brescia, Italy, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) A woman carries backpacks as her son walks after coming out of a primary school, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier. That prospect delights some Italian women, but others are dismayed by her conservative beliefs and policies. If opinion polls prove on the mark, Giorgia Meloni and the far-right Brothers of Italy party she co-founded less than a decade ago will triumph in Sept. 25 elections for Parliament. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)