Meloni's list of ministers includes just six out of 24 women, or 25 percent, compared to her predecessor Mario Draghi's cabinet, which was 30 percent women and 50 percent in Matteo Renzi's government in 2014.

Moscow has no continuity-of-society plan in case of war, and there aren’t enough women who can quickly step in and take on the jobs of those who’ve fled or been drafted.