On October 21, the International Day of Men Against Machist Violence is commemorated, an event that originated in Spain 20 years ago to promote the role of men in the fight against machismo and its violence. #DíaDeLosHombres #ViolenciasMachistas #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
Pilar Bernabé stated that there were more women than men leading the PSOE lists for Congress and described the party as the one that best represented women and resembled Spain. She also argued that, in the face of a reactionary wave that, as she wrote, wanted to send women back to the home and silence, they would once again be at the forefront in an election in which, she said, they had everything at stake. #MujeresEnPolítica #IgualdadDeGénero #Elecciones2023 (translated)
Pilar Bernabé criticized those who, she said, had defended harming pensions and now questioned women's right to decide about their own bodies. She added that sick leave, pensions, and housing seemed not to have been enough for them, and stated that they were out of time and place. https://t.co/dHdUTKy7ys #DerechosHumanos #IgualdadDeGénero #LibertadDeElección (translated)
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, ambassador of Guyana and candidate to lead the UN, emphasizes that not choosing a woman for the position would send a negative message for equality, and advocates for respecting Latin America's turn in the selection of the new secretary general. #ONU #IgualdadDeGénero #AméricaLatina (translated)
Lola Romero, director of Atlético de Madrid Women's team, highlights the importance of the recognition received and the positive impact of Jenni Hermoso on respect within women's football, emphasizing that the path towards equality in the sport still needs to keep advancing. #FútbolFemenino #IgualdadDeGénero #AtléticoDeMadrid (translated)
The PP and Vox have rejected the Draft Law on the Statute of Rural Women in Aragon, which leaves the rights and opportunities of women in rural areas uncertain despite the support of other parties and the need for regulations that strengthen their recognition and living conditions. #MujeresRurales #IgualdadDeGénero #Aragón (translated)
Ona Carbonell emphasizes that conciliation remains the major obstacle to achieving equality in women's sports, highlighting the importance of support from the environment and the legacy left for new generations. #MujerDeporte #IgualdadDeGénero #Conciliación (translated)
Berta Abellan and Daniela Guillén, world champions in trial and motocross respectively, demand more recognition and better conditions for women in motorsport, highlighting the economic injustices and the lack of support in their disciplines. #MujeresEnElDeporte #Motociclismo #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
The author wrote on International Day of the Girl that society had a duty to ensure girls faced no closed doors. They said girls’ courage, empathy, strength, joy, friendships, imagination and ambitions were essential to building a world where they felt safe, recognised and empowered.
The author argued that if women represented 50% of society, they should also have half of the social, economic, and political power. She added that this was what made a progressive government. (translated)
DAN stated that he had officially done more for feminism than all of Kirchnerism throughout its history and said goodbye with a "you're welcome" directed to women. https://t.co/fw2htqcVjD #Feminismo #IgualdadDeGénero #EmpoderamientoFemenino (translated)
The international seafood fair in Vigo expelled the Italian company La Selvaggia for using sexist advertising, including brochures with images of nude women and the slogan "Not all clams are the same," which was considered incompatible with the principles of equality and respect upheld by the organization. #PublicidadSexista #IgualdadDeGénero #Conxemar (translated)
Santi C. argued that if the president had said "pay attention, girl" to an opposition leader, a national scandal in the media would have erupted. He stated that the coverage would have reached both outlets he classified as leftist, such as Página 12 and La Nación, as well as those identified as center-left, which he categorized as all the others. #Política #IgualdadDeGénero #DerechosHumanos (translated)
The government has approved a decree that establishes the information that will be provided to women who wish to have an abortion, differentiating between mandatory and voluntary data to ensure that they receive truthful and objective care. #DerechosReproductivos #AbortoSeguro #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
Nacho with O wrote that Mónica Escobedo had proposed that women unite to vote and send men as pawns to the barn, so that a woman could be the foreman. According to the author, they did not listen to her, and he added that Escobedo did not deserve that treatment. #LaGranja https://t.co/lfhX4dgQZ0 #VotoFemenino #Empoderamiento #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that the Women's Rights Charter, the LIBRE Centers, the Weavers Network of the Homeland, and 079 option 1 supported Mexican women. She added that these were some of the actions of the Secretariat for Women. https://t.co/f4euShv1xU #DerechosDeLasMujeres #MujeresMexicanas #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
Women’s Link has expressed its confidence that justice will progress in the case of Julio Iglesias, following the prosecutor's report which states that the National Court has the authority to investigate the allegations of sexual and labor assault made by his former employees, Laura and Rebeca. #Justicia #DerechosHumanos #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
"The great sin of economics is thinking that value can be reduced to a number." "Apparently, the work they did did not generate significant value, which surprised me: they had saved my life. I started to wonder how value was determined in society. There was only one place to turn: economic science," Holten recounts. #EconomíaDeCuidados #Feminismo #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
Emma Holten, a consultant and expert on gender, argues in her book 'Deficit' that the great sin of economics is reducing value to numbers, asserting that care and well-being are fundamental to society and must be valued correctly, thus challenging the traditional notions that perpetuate machismo in economic thought. #EconomíaDeCuidados #Feminismo #IgualdadDeGénero (translated)
The author argued that a rule allowing male athletes to compete in women’s categories was ridiculous and needed to be changed.
