Important step in Spain: At least 40 percent of managers will be women

In Spain, at the regular weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers, the bill containing positive discrimination against women was approved on the occasion of “March 8 International Women’s Day”.

According to the information provided to the press, according to the draft, it will be guaranteed that at least 40 percent of the managerial staff in companies and institutions and public bodies that employ more than 250 workers and have an annual turnover of at least 50 million euros they will be women The bill requires at least 40 percent women; It will also be valid for the members of the jury determined by the Council of Ministers, the electoral list of political parties, the board of directors of professional organizations or public institutions.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Nadia Calvino, stated that if the bill is approved in Parliament, it will begin to be implemented as of July 1, 2024. By stating that the rate of women at the executive level in Spain is not exceeds 20 percent in the current situation, Calvino said: “It is a law that will make us better socially and economically. “All the data available so far shows that countries with gender equality are more developed and have better economic results.”

The left Unidas Podemos, a junior partner of the coalition, and the right-wing opposition parties do not support the Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), the majority partner of the coalition that drafted and introduced said bill, for different reasons.

In Spain there are 22 ministers in the current Council of Ministers, of which 14 are women and 8 are men. (AA)