Equality PoliciesEquality Policies. . Men and Women in Spain Men and Women in Spain

TCA “With Another TCA “With Another LookLook””

06-20-2006 Seminar06-20-2006 Seminar

CALIOPE: QUALITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EMPLOYMENT POLICIES

ObjectiveObjectivess To promote EqualityTo promote Equality

To fight against To fight against DiscriminationDiscrimination

EmpowermentEmpowerment

To value the social and economic To value the social and economic presence of womenpresence of women

Labour MarketLabour Market

Promotion of EqualityPromotion of Equality

Political participationPolitical participation Active citizenshipActive citizenship

EducationEducation

EducationEducation

Women’s level of education evolution (1982-2006)

1982 2002 2006

Illiterate 72,85 69,19 68,50

High School Education

46,93 47,88 50,26

Undergraduate Degrees

30,55 47,81 50,35

Graduate Degrees No data 34,11 33,39

Women

  1980 1990 2000 2004 2006

Activity Rate 27,7 34,2 41,2 57 47,47

Employment Rate 24,3 25,8 32,8 48 -

Unemployment Rate 12,4 24,4 20,4 15 12,22

Evolution of activity, employment, and unemployment in Spain (1980-2006)

Labour MarketLabour Market

Men  1980 1990 2000 2004 2006

Activity Rate 74,2 68,3 66,3 67,6 68,93

Employment Rate

66,3 60,2 60,0 62,2 -

Unemployment Rate

10,6 11,9 9,5 8,0 6,81

ParticipationParticipation

Government

1982 2006

0% 50%

Congress

1982 2006

4,57% 64%

Senate

1982 2006

4,35% 74,9%

Judicial Power

1982 2006

0% 10%

Constitutional Court: President

Other spaces: Women college/university professors

1982 2006

24,07% 34,25%

University: 4 Chancellors out of 73 universities

2004 2005

Presidents Vice-presidents

Advisors Board secretaries

5,41%2,562,88

0

0%2,502,32

0

Other spaces: Women in IBEX 35 companies

Active CitizenshipActive Citizenship

Lobby, Women’s Councils

Women’s Associations

(professionals, businesswomen, feminists)

Women’s networks

How

Constitution 1978Art. 4

Art. 9.2

• Equality Organizations

• Action Plans (all levels)

• Equality Law

• Impact Law

• Framework Strategy

• Education • Employment

Mainstreaming

Gender Units (Autonomous Region’s Governments and ministerial departments)

Fight against DiscriminationFight against Discrimination

Women under risk and exclusion Women under risk and exclusion situationssituations

With disability

Inmigrants

Ethnic minorities

Heads of households

Violence victims

45 years and older

Long term unemployed, inmates, drug addicts, etc.

How

Constitution 1978Art. 4

Art. 9.2

• Equality Organizations

• Action Plans (all levels)

• Violence Law

• Personal Autonomy Law

• Specific laws

• Framework Strategy

• Education• Employment• Social Policies•Health

Mainstreaming

Introduction of a gender perspective in all cross curricula topics and specific topics.

EVOLUTION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN POLICIES AND APPLICATION SPHERE

INTERNATIONAL

UNITED NATIONS EUROPEAN UNION SPAIN

I WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, MEXICO 1975

WOMEN’S DECADE 1975 - 1985

II WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, COPENHAGEN 1980

III WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, NAIROBI 1985

I COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME 1982-1985

CREATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN 1983

CREATION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN 1983

II COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME 1986 - 1990

I PLAN FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN 1988 - 1990

IV WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, BEIJING 1995

III COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME 1991 - 1995

II PLAN FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN 1993 - 1995

UNITED NATIONS FULL SESSION BEIJING + 5

COMMUNITY FRAMEWORK STRATEGY ON GENDER EQUALITY 2001 - 2005

III PLAN FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN 1997 – 2000

UNITED NATIONS FULL SESSION BEIJING + 10

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR GENDEER EQUALITY

 

ROADMAP FOR THE EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN 2006 - 2010

IV PLAN FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN 2001 – 2006

 

ORGANIC LAW ON EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN BILL

EVOLUCIÓN DE LAS POLÍTICAS DE IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES ENTRE MUJERES Y HOMBRES Y ÁMBITO DE APLICACIÓN EN ESPAÑA

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

AUTONOMOUS REGION’S ADMINSTRATION

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

CREACIÓN DEL INSTITUTO DE LA MUJER

1983

I PLAN PARA LA IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES PARA LAS MUJERES 1988 - 1990

II PLAN PARA LA IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES PARA LAS MUJERES 1993 - 1995

III PLAN PARA LA IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES ENTRE MUJERES Y HOMBRES 1997 – 2000

IV PLAN PARA LA IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES ENTRE MUJERES Y HOMBRES 2001 – 2006

SECRETARIA GENERAL DE POLÍTICAS DE IGUALDAD (2004)

DELEGACIÓN DEL GOBIERNO CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO (2205)

 

ANTEPROYECTO DE LEY ORGANICA DE IGUALDAD ENTRE MUJERES Y HOMBRES

GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES FOR GENDER EQUALITY:

1986-CANTABRIA

2003- LA RIOJA

SECRETARIATS AND AGENCY FOR WOMEN’S PROMOTION GENERAL OR REGIONAL DIRECTORSHIP INSTITUTES FOR WOMEN.

EQUALITY PLANS DEVELOPMENT

EQUALITY LAWS (NAVARRA, CASTILLA AND LEON, VALENCIA, GALICIA, BASQUE COUNTRY)

TRANSVERSAL GENDER UNITS: CANTABRIA, ANDALUSIA.

DEPARTMENTAL GENDER UNITS: BASQUE COUNTRY.

GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES FOR GENDER EQUALITY: WOMEN’S COUNCILS, OTHERS. (SINCE THE 90’S)

EQUALITY PLANS DEVELOPMENT

Final Insights

Equality impregnates the political class.

Follow up process and instrument impact evaluation.

Ideological differences in the discourse: different instruments.

European sphere: tends to blur due to the concept of diversity.