The Government’s deputy delegate in Pontevedra, Maica Larriba, presented this morning “Women in the public sector: challenges for equality here and now”. The day closed the program of activities organized by the Unit against Violence against Women of the Government Subdelegation in Pontevedra on the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day. The event was attended by Mar Rodríguez Mediavilla, Head of Section in the Office of Foreigners of the Government Subdelegation and member of the Association of Women in the Public Sector.
During the presentation of the event, Maica Larriba wanted to claim the work of the Government for women in the field of Public Administrations and recalled that “equality is, for this Executive, a lever policy of a transversal nature and a strategic value, fundamental to achieve a more just, developed and cohesive society”. “We advance women, we advance public employees, we also advance the administration and the whole society,” he said.
In this respect, the subdelegate recalled some of the main reforms introduced by the Government of Pedro Sánchez in this area, such as the AGE III Equality Plan, which “promotes cultural and organizational change and consolidates the principle of equal treatment and opportunities, sensitizing and training public employees, supporting conciliation and co-responsibility, as well as the strengthening of equality structures”, or the protocol of sexual harassment in the AGE, which will soon be approved and which represents “a milestone in the visibility and prevention of this problem”.
In short, the deputy delegate recalled, “this Government works to make the administration of the coming years a more equal and feminist administration, which ensures the provision of quality public services to citizens, and which, in turn, guarantees the rights of its employees and real and effective equality.”
Figures evidencing inequality
According to the latest data from the Public Service, today the public administrations have 57 women for every 100 jobs. The presence of women was the majority in the last decade and advances every year in all public administrations, mainly in the autonomous communities. There are sectors, such as Education or Health, where the female presence exceeds 70%. On the contrary, in sectors such as the Armed Forces or the State Security Forces and Corps, the male presence is much higher. The deputy delegate also recalled that women still do not have equal access to management positions, since only 30% of these types of positions are occupied by women. In this regard, the subdelegate denounced that “the glass ceiling remains a pending matter for administrations, and demolishing it is an urgent task”.
Women in the Public Sector Association
Today’s event was held in collaboration with the Association of Women in the Public Sector, of which Mar Rodríguez Mediavilla is a guest speaker. This association brings together all those women who work in the different public administrations, with a single objective: to give greater visibility to the talent and work they develop.