Feminist "backlash": as if Italy did not have a feminist movement until now

"After a summer of sleaze in which Berlusconi has been variously accused of "frequenting minors", sleeping with an escort girl and holding debauched parties at his Sardinian villa, a feminist backlash is gaining momentum. The target is not only Berlusconi but the wider culture of a country in which a prime minister could survive such allegations." (thanks Rania)