The socialist government presented Tuesday, March 7, the eve of International Women’s Day, a very innovative bill with the aim of establishing lasting parity between men and women in the spheres of politics and business. And this under the premise of Pedro Sanchez: “ If women represent half of society, half of the political and economic power must be held by women “.
In 2007, the head of the socialist government José Luis Zapatero had already passed a law on parity, but this time, it is about much more restrictive standards. The objective, both in political and institutional bodies and in private companies, is to ensure a minimum number of women, reports our correspondent in Madrid, Francois Musseau.
Concretely, the text provides for a quota of 40% which must be systematic on all electoral lists, and also in governments and parliaments. The central executive is currently the best student with a large majority of female ministers, and also the lower house, with 36% of female deputies.
Companies, too, will have to respect this quota of 40% of women on the boards of directors, in particular those of the largest groups. This is not the case today since of the top 35 listed companies, 18 have a majority of men in their management bodies, and there are only three presidents. There has been no reaction in the world of work, for the moment. But on the other hand, there is a broad consensus in the political arena on this parity law. Except for the far-right Vox party, for whom applying a quota system for the advancement of women is an infantilizing system”.
This text will have to be adopted by Parliament, but it seems unlikely that it will be before the legislative elections scheduled for the end of 2023, where the right is given the winner by the polls.
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