Italy’s Economic Overhaul Marked by Women Wrestling Over Labor

In a country that for almost a decade was led by a man who publicly referred to his passion for female conquests, Italy is now relying on three women to help overcome the European debt crisis.

Less than four months after the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister known for his “Bunga Bunga” parties, new Italian Labor Minister Elsa Fornero is mediating between Emma Marcegaglia, head of the employers’ lobby, and Susanna Camusso, leader of the biggest union.