I do believe that governments should provide legislation and funding to protect cultural diversity.  One of the most important aspects of all the nations is that each offers a unique culture that cannot be experienced anywhere else. No precautions being taken to protect cultural diversity could lead to a potential decline of diversity throughout the world, resulting in a far more mundane and dull existence.

               According to Davis every two weeks, some elder dies and carries with him the last syllables of an ancient tongue. In addition, when he was born there were 6,000 languages being spoken. Now, there are less than half that continue to be spoken.  While culture is much more than just what language someone speaks, the fact that so many dialects are dying out is an indicator that ancient cultures are dying along with it. Davis describes the rich cultures that inhabit the Andes Mountains, Northern Africa, Himalayas, etc. If the world continues on the path that it is on these cultures, like many ancient and exotic ones before it, will start to vanish. However, it is very difficult for various governments to instill legislation that aids and protects these ancestral cultures because for the most part they are almost a separate entity from the national government of the country that they reside in. For the most part they are tribal are keep to themselves and have little interaction with the outside world. Nonetheless, the governments, along with United Nations, should create legislation to help the survival of the ancient cultures that inhabit their regions.

                A possible counter to this argument is if the government spends their time and funds to help ancient cultures, that is legislative effort and monetary efforts that cannot be utilized for other crucial aspect like education, defense, or healthcare. However, the diversity that these ancient cultures create is an interesting and appealing characteristic for every region.  The benefits of keeping diversity definitely outweigh the costs.

During the time when people first starting to migrate to Italy women were treated as lesser beings than men were. They could not vote, marry the man of their choice, or do anything besides care for their husband and children. Although this continued for many years, in the beginning they were treated like slaves and were not looked at as equals in anyway. Closer to our time things changed, but not much.

After ancient Rome and up to the 1950s and 1960s, women were not usually mistreated or abused, but still had far less rights than men, Women in Italy were rarely well-educated and would probably end up being a housewife, washer or a nun. They were expected to stay home and care for the children and prepare the food.  

While old notions of gender segregation and male dominance prevail in some rural areas, Italian women are famous for their independence. During present day Women are equal under the law and attend universities and work the same jobs that men do. Women are socially and legally equal to men.  That being said, some older generations still tend to view women as only housewives and homemakers. Women now hold very powerful positions in Italy, but their salaries tend to be lower.