Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank Dr Giovanni Porfido who was importantly involved in the first stages of this project and who has been supportive and encouraging of it throughout.
Notes
Note
1. The demonstrations promoted by the Se non ora quando network (http://www.senonoraquando.eu/), which took place in February 2011 across the country, are a prominent example of the success of feminist activism in involving large and diverse swathes of the population in protesting against the government and its sexual politics.