Spain’s gender pay gap laid bare: Women earn more than €5,000 less per year – and it gets worse with age
WOMEN in Spain would need to earn more than 20 per cent extra every year to receive the same salary as men, a new report
International Women’s Day: Spanish Health Minister announces new measures to ensure equal abortion rightsÂ
THE Spanish government has announced new measures to ensure equal access to abortions across the country. Spanish women will now be able to choose where
International Women’s Day: Spain saves new Human Trafficking Law and amplifies protection for domestic abuse victims
SPAIN has revived a Human Trafficking Law designed to protect victims and prevent future crimes. The law, known as the ‘Ley de Trata’ (Trafficking Law)
Women’s Day: How Spain became a pioneer in women’s rights but still has a long way to go
Although Spain treats men and women equally by law, and the government has worked hard to educate the entire population about equality, many women still
Protests throughout Spain for International Women’s DayÂ
THOUSANDS of Spaniards will take to the streets today as part of protests for International Women’s Day. Despite recent reports that 44% of Spanish men
Almost half of Spanish men say gender equality has gone too far, but what is the reality for women in Spain?
A STUDY released by the Spanish Sociological Research Institute hit the headlines after stating 44% of Spanish men believe ‘women’s equality has gone so far
Spain’s Catalunya region begins pioneering scheme to give out free, reusable menstrual products at pharmacies
THE regional equality chief in Spain’s northeastern Catalunya region launched a pioneering scheme on Monday that will see free, reusable menstrual products made available at
Pioneering voices: who were Spain’s early suffragettes?
SPAIN at the end of the 19th century was undergoing a massive economic and social upheaval – and women wanted a piece of the action
Equal España: Where does Spain really rank in the EU for gender equality?Â
EVERY year, the EU releases its ‘Gender Equality Index’, but where does Spain rank? 2023 was a big year for female equality in Spain. In
Far-right Vox calls for secretary of state for equality to be sacked after she shares video of abortion chants at Women’s Day
FAR-RIGHT Vox has called for Spain’s secretary of state for equality to be sacked, after she shared a video from Wednesday’s International Women’s Day march
Women’s Day marches in Spain marred by splits in feminist movement and political infighting
FOR THE first time, in 2022 there were two separate marches in Spain for International Women’s Day. This year the scene will be repeated, but
Meet the new British diplomat in Spain blazing a trail for women in the Foreign Office
UNTIL 1972, women in the Foreign Office had to leave the service on getting married. Now, a generation later and women hold some of the
How one of Spain’s most successful expat entrepreneurs came to lead an all-female team
BRITISH businesswoman Jenninfer Cunningham is proud of the fact that she leads a team of twenty women in what has become one of the most
Women’s Day: How Spain became a pioneer in women’s rights but still has a long way to go
Spain has some of Europe’s most progressive gender laws and government-funded education campaigns discouraging domestic violence. But is it working? To mark International Women’s Day
Celebrating women: British expat charity worker rewarded with MBE for care and compassion during Covid crisis
Pamela Twissell-Cross had never imagined her life would take such a turn after retiring to Spain. After a long career saving lives in the NHS,
International Women’s Day: Celebrating the achievements of expat women in Spain
Women are often too modest to blow their own trumpets, so we sent Helen Barklam to speak to five inspirational women and do it for
What Women’s Day means to three generations of strong Spanish women
THREE generations of strong Spanish women give their views on International Women’s Day; one who escaped the Francoist regime, a second-generation child who returned and
PURPLE WAVE: International Women’s Day events go ahead in Valencia city despite COVID
NEITHER the coronavirus nor the rain that fell on most of the Valencian Community yesterday (March 8) could put a damper on this year’s International
Exclusive interview: How Spain’s K-9 units are taking on female handlers and training guard dogs to protect women from abusive partners
K9s have become a major part of law enforcement in the past several years and are frequently used to track missing people in search-and-rescue missions
International Women’s Day: Show me a woman who doesn’t have balls!
Fortunately, journalism offered equal opportunities – female and male reporters alike were sent off to cover football
International Women’s Day: I am celebrating kind, clever and passionate women
This International Women’s Day I will take a moment to celebrate and acknowledge all the successful, kind, clever, and passionate women I know
International Women’s Day: Women have to work harder
Changes are happening but there is still a long way to go
International Women’s Day: Still work to be done
I see a future where International Women’s Day is no longer celebrated... because there is no longer a need
New York suffragettes, Charing Cross station and Annie Lennox – the surprising history of International Women’s Day
International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since the early 1900's - a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialised world
International Women’s Day: We sit down with a feisty Franco survivor honoured for her heroics in fascist, male-dominated Spain
‘TO tell a woman everything she cannot do, is to tell her what she can’ is a Spanish proverb that perfectly fits Isabel Marquez Fexias
International Women’s Day: A man told me I would ‘ruin the place’
I was fighting hard against the glass ceiling