Maximum 60% of men: this is the new Parity Law that sets quotas for companies and the public sector

• The majority challenges Irene Montero and her 8-M: 61% think that the Ministry of Equality is of little or no use

The Government approved this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers the law of equal representation between men and women, already known as the

which establishes

to guarantee an

, both both publicly and in private companies.

Specifically, the norm establishes that

-that is, with the same participation of men as women-;

and that there must be

in the

in the

in the governing boards of

and in the

of public recognition in charge of awarding prizes.

This parity, in practice, will not be interpreted literally, since it does not require that there be half men and half women in all these areas, but instead stipulates

Thus, in the management of large companies with more than 250 employees and an annual turnover of 50 million, there may be a

and at least 40% must be held by women.

The measure should be deployed gradually until these quotas

In this way, the Government is ahead of applying this legislation that was included in a

approved at the end of last year in the European Union that requires companies to have

usually female, among their non-executive positions.

This maximum quota of 60% will also apply

State secretaries, sub-secretaries, general directorates, autonomous bodies, agencies, public companies, foundations, presidencies, vice-presidencies, general directorates, and executive and similar directorates of each entity.

For these areas, the Government will offer a maximum period of five years to achieve parity in these areas, that is, until 2028 -two more years of margin than for the private sector-.

political reactions

The First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs,

has already defended the rule by ensuring that companies that have greater diversity in their decision-making bodies have better economic results.

Likewise, the Minister of Territorial Policy and spokesperson for the Executive,

, assured on Sunday that the law will be seen in the international context as a cutting-edge norm, according to Efe.

However, the other leg of the Government, United We Can, in the mouth of the Minister of Equality,

He defended that the priority of his party is not that "a few women" manage to "bust the glass ceilings", but rather that "even the most crushed woman" do so, for which he deems necessary public conciliation policies or the end of the wage gap.

For her part, the spokesperson in the PP Congress,

pointed out that the future parity law - which she had described as "propaganda" - must be

since it affects the business sphere. .

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