August 31, 2024 11:02 AM

Not pink, not blue: unisex school aprons trigger culture war skirmish in Italy

The latest skirmish in Italy's culture wars has erupted over a kindergarten's decision to introduce a unisex school uniform policy, instead of pink for girls and blue for boys, in the name of inclusivity and gender equality. The kindergarten in Salice Salentino, a small town in the southeastern region of Apulia, said it would ask first-year pupils to wear green aprons. The aim of the measure, adopted at the end of July, is "to cultivate a more open and inclusive mentality by preparing aware an...