- إغلاق المعاهد التقنية للمرأة التي استعيض عنها بالمعاهد التقنية للأنشطة الاجتماعية المفتوحة للطلاب من الإناث والذكور (المرسوم الوزاري رقم 383 الصادر في 7 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 1998)؛
the closing down of the Technical Institutes for Women (Istituti Tecnici Femminili), which have been replaced by Technical Institutes for Social Activities (Istituti Tecnici per le Attività Sociali), open to male and female students (Ministerial Act/Decreto Ministeriale No. 383 of 7 October 1998); the setting up of two Commissions within the MIUR addressing the issue of gender equality as regards the condition of clerical staff and teachers.