International Women’s Day: “Let’s build a more just society, where no one is left behind” 8 March 2021 As we know, the pandemic has exacerbated the fragility and gender differences in Europe too. In particular, in Italy, there is a well-known fact that we know has upset everyone (we hope some males too!). Only a few weeks ago ISTAT published data on employment in Italy. In December, a month which is usually intense in terms of work, employment fell by 101,000. Of these, 99,000 are women, 98%. To us, this figure seems as urgent as the health emergency. Eleonora Evi, MEP and member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Commission, answered our questions on how European policies can favor a full entry of women into society, “working for women means working for the whole of society, because women do not represent a small minority to be protected, but they are more than half of the European population ».