Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged for more women to be included on committees advising his government in the management of the coronavirus crisis, according to AFP.

He made the call after female senators called for a stronger role for women in the various groups, which are overwhelmingly staffed by men.

Conte said he would ask the chairman of the committee charged with Italy's post-quarantine recovery plan, Vittorio Colao, to “include in the committee of experts that he heads women whose professional qualities I'm sure will be a decisive help for the country”.