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Spain wants to generalize the principle of gender parity

2023-03-07T19:44:08.274Z


DECRYPTION - A bill imposes a minimum of 40% women on their boards of directors. "If women represent half of society, then half of the political and economic power must go to women!" . It is through this arithmetic equivalence that the President of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sanchez, announced the generalization of gender parity in boards of directors, elections at all levels, professional representation bodies and even cultural or scientific prize juries. Li


"If women represent half of society, then half of the political and economic power must go to women!"

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It is through this arithmetic equivalence that the President of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sanchez, announced the generalization of gender parity in boards of directors, elections at all levels, professional representation bodies and even cultural or scientific prize juries.



Listed companies will have to ensure that their boards have at least 40% members of each gender by July 1, 2024. “

They will also have to adjust their selection processes”

so as to achieve this same objective in management positions, detailed the Minister of Economy and number two in the government, Nadia Calviño.

The latter gave this Tuesday the details of the bill at the end of the Council of Ministers which adopted the text.

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Source: lefigaro

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