The Sixth Meeting of the International Network of Journalists with Vision of Gender opened with a lecture by the mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau at the College of Journalists of Catalonia. “We want domestic work in the center of public policy because they are at the center of life. We want care pervade all public policies “Colau said.
Montserrat Minobis, president of the International Network of Women Journalists and Communicators of Catalonia, began by saying that” despite setbacks in implementing equality laws, women are advancing. ” He further stressed that in the two major cities of Spain were two mayors, Manuela Carmena in Madrid and Ada Colau in Barcelona.
Colau was one of the founders of the movement in defense of those affected by the crisis mortgages in 2009 and for 10 months became mayor by a confluence of games. It is a declared feminist young woman. “Existing legal and formal equality and existing equalities policies, in Barcelona, which has been an open, combative city, that I am the first woman mayor after 40 years of democracy is an anomaly,” he said. He added: “I am the first feminist mayor. It is a government of men and feminist women and we want to make Barcelona a more just city We have another commitment “
.” feminization of politics, “he said and explained that this would more women in decision-making positions . and changing the ways of doing politics “because they have to do with a structure of the city where dominate patriarchal values”
Among the policies that is driving said:
– gender policies transversal to all areas “first impregnate all municipal policy, for example, review processes and routines to incorporate real equality; that every budget is prepared with a gender perspective; . And the public put clauses in the conditions a clause gender perspective on issues of family reconciliation “hiring
– Creating a counseling feminism. Among its priority themes is gender violence: “The worst structural violence we have is gender violence. This year we have 15 women murdered in Barcelona. ” “State policy can not be cyclical. Unfortunately in the Spanish State have it backwards, have been cut in gender policies and fight against violence, “he said.
” We want to visualize the problem to prevent, combat and accompany women victims of violence. In 2014 in the courts of violence over 4,700 complaints were filed by injury to women, more than all who fail to report for fear. We are far from this city safe for women who want to be “. In that sense, he said that 30 percent of women in Barcelona suffered serious chauvinist attacks in your life
-. Campaign “Rejects sexist violence”. Was a communication campaign that filled the city this message, interpellating citizenship “for us to everyone responsible not speak only to the victims”
-. Increase the budget for the care of women victims of male violence, which in 2016 totaled 1.3 million euros to the resources allocated to the fight against gender violence, which in 2015 was 4.7 million
-. Creating a table stable work against the feminisation of poverty. “Women are four times more likely to fall into poverty. The average income of women is 17 percent less than men, “he said. In this regard, he said that promote the creation of a seal of fair economy, for example, promoting family and work-life balance and by facilitating the creation of cooperatives care where these services are paid decently.
“We want put domestic work in the center of public policy because they are at the center of life. We want care pervade all public policies, “he said.
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