A convict, a philosopher who earns 120,000 euros a year... Who's who in Irene Montero's 'New York gang'

• Politics The controversial photo of Irene Montero and her Equality team in Times Square

Last week a photo of Irene Montero was published in

in which she was out with several friends enjoying leisure time and tourism.

However, this

to the United States had an objective that the

has clarified in reasons, but not in expenses.

For several days, Montero and other women linked to Podemos were carrying out a

.

Among the meetings that the leaders of

had, the one they had with Sima Bahous, the executive of the Latin American organization

or with Gloia Steinem, an entity of American historical feminism, stands out.

They also got together to chat with other less popular activists such as

or with minority organizations in the country such as the Democratic Socialists of America or ReproRights.

During her stay with expenses paid and not yet specified,

enjoyed free time to walk with her fellow party members.

Some of them known, like

and others a little more anonymous.

All of them have shared photos of these happy moments on social networks.

However, to understand the motivations for this visit, it is necessary to meet

.

Four women and a plane that have made it possible to take a little piece of

to the cradle of capitalism.

Irene Montero

Irene María Montero Gil (Madrid, 1988)

.

The

started as a teenager in the Communist Youth to enter Podemos in her university stage, a party with which she got her seat in 2015. Current Minister of Equality since 2020, a position created during that legislature, she has a degree in psychology and has a master's degree in education

She started a doctoral thesis that she did not finish and she has always assured that they offered her a scholarship to Harvard, which she finally rejected because of her political agenda.

She has been a partner of

since 2017. Together they have

: the twins Manuel and Leo (4), born prematurely, and little Aitana (3).

They are educated using the Montessori method and live with them in a country house in Galapagar.

Although in recent months Pablo has lived in Barcelona for work reasons.

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Isa Serra

Isabel Serra Sánchez (Madrid, 1989) is also one of the young women with the greatest projection and trajectory in

.

She studied philosophy and completed a master's degree in International Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid.

was a member of Anticapitalistas, was a member of the Bologna Process student movement and founded the Youth Without a Future organization.

In Podemos since its foundation, she has been in politics ever since.

In 2015 she obtained the position of deputy of the Assembly of Madrid.

Today, she is a co-spokesperson for Podemos.

His loyalty to Pablo Iglesias has been rewarded.

In 2019, her sister

.

But not her.

She is a partner of

, current Director of Strategy and Communication of the Vice Presidency of the Government of Spain.

From a right-wing family, her father is a columnist for the newspaper Libertad Digital.

She was convicted in 2020 for assaulting police officers in 2014 during a protest.

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Angela Rodriguez, 'Pam'

Ángela Rodríguez Martínez (Pontevedra, 1989)

is another of the organization's most relevant and promising thirtysomethings.

She was a deputy for Pontevedra from 2016 to 2019. She has a degree in Philosophy, and is currently Secretary of State for Equality, a position for which

according to Newtral's Transparency.

She defines herself as bisexual and fights against fatphobia on social networks and podcasts.

She is one of the few women from Podemos who has advocated for the

and defended pornography.

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Lydia Rubio

Born in Mallorca in 1991, she is

She graduated in Journalism from the Rey Juan Carlos University, she obtained a scholarship from Bankia to work in the finance section of the Efe Agency.

In 2016, she obtained the position

.

She made the leap to Madrid in 2020 to be the

after the retirement of Amanda Meyer.

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