Abstract
In this post, I focus on the gender employment gap of women with migrant backgrounds in a multilingual, small and rich province in the very North of Italy, i.e., South Tyrol or the Province of Bolzano. I argue that an intersectional analysis, which explores the effects and the role of a variety of social drivers and external factors, may offer a more in-depth explanation as to why these women are essentially excluded from the labour market, even in areas such as South Tyrol, where the unemployment rate is extremely low. In addition, I show how local laws and policies may play a crucial role in achieving gender equality but they must integrate an intersectional approach – an aspect that at the moment is essentially ignored.