A long and widespread custom has been exacerbated by the arrival of new wealth from migration. In some rural areas, 200,000 pesos – $9,500 – will buy a child bride

There are now 14 women and eight men in ministerial positions, bringing female representation to 63.6%. The Socialist leader is hoping that this reform will help him reconnect with progressive voters and get him re-elected when Spaniards next go vote in late 2023 or early 2024.

The future ‘Only Yes Means Yes’ law will consider sex acts without explicit consent as rape, and provide financial assistance to victims of abuse.

A long and widespread custom has been exacerbated by the arrival of new wealth from migration. In some rural areas, 200,000 pesos – $9,500 – will buy a child bride.

This hard-to-identify violence takes place when a woman is subjected to mockery in order to make men laugh. The laughter is based on stereotypes and regimes of domination.

Spontaneous protests were held on Friday across Spain to reject gender violence, after the body of a six-year-old girl named Olivia was found by search teams on the sea bed off the Canary Island of Tenerife.

So far in 2021 there have been 159 femicides and 20,000 complaints filed in a country where the judicial system seems incapable of providing an effective response to these crimes.

The Vatican sponsors several shelters with the blessing of Pope Francis, providing financial and spiritual support despite the Holy See’s inconsistent position on LGBTI rights.

Mexico, Chile and Brazil are leading the way in driving the sport in the region but sexism and inequality remain the primary matters to address.

Socially distanced protests were held in several cities, while in Madrid people were urged to come out to their balconies and applaud at 8pm.

Spain will approve a Feminist Foreign Policy Strategy to incorporate gender issues “in all areas of foreign action” and it will “lead by example” by encouraging a greater presence of women in Spain’s external activities.

The fully paid allowance, which came into force on January 1, is equal to that for mothers and is one of the most generous in Europe for men.