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"Mr President, I am very pleased to be taking the floor in order to illustrate my support for this programme, put forward by Mrs McNally, on including women in science as much as possible.
For the first time, I am speaking as representative of the Pensioners’ Party. While I am national secretary of the Pensioners’ Party in Italy, its leader, Giuseppina Cardazzi, is a woman, and we are therefore fully aware of the importance of women. It is more important to achieve equality between men and women in science more than in any other field. We have only had male scientists so far: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, von Braun, Einstein, to name but a few.
Just imagine, Commissioner Busquin, what would have happened if women had had the same opportunities as men over the last 2000 years! Just imagine, President Provan, if women had already been, over the last 2000 years, in the position where the Commission now wants them by means of this proposal. I am absolutely certain that, if this had been the case, we would have progressed much further than is actually the case.
As we know, women live much longer than men. We are still wondering what on earth they have that men do not, but I am sure that this certain something, that we still have not pinpointed, will also become apparent through scientific research. The fact that this measure allows women to express their scientific ability – hidden until today – is much more important than the fact that it offers them job opportunities. This is why I take particular pleasure in declaring my support for this report."@en1
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