Italian women protest over Berlusconi sex scandal

Protesters gather in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo to demonstrate against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday. Reuters/ Alessandro Bianchi

ROME, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of women  rallied in Rome and other cities on Sunday, incensed by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal which they say has  disgraced Italy.

“Women are offended. The image of our country that  Berlusconi is presenting to the world is just unbearable,” said  52-year-old Roberta Nicchiarelli at a rally in Rome.

The protests in more than 200 towns in Italy and even some  cities abroad reflect growing anger among women at the