- The presence of women is 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 and Health, where the female presence exceeds 71% and 75%, respectively
- On the contrary, in sectors such as Armed Forces or State Security Forces and Corps, the male presence is much higher
The presence of women in all public administrations has been the majority in the last decade and is advancing every year.
In 2010, there were already more women, 1.42 million (52.71%), than men, 1.27 million (47.28%). And in 2020, according to the latest statistical bulletin of personnel at the service of public administrations, published last December, the presence of women is even greater, because public administrations in Spain have 2,598,481 personnel, of which 1.47 million are women (56.76%) and 1.12 million are men (43.23%).
Public Sector of the Autonomous Communities
By public administrations, where the presence of women has grown the most is in the Public Sector of the Autonomous Communities, which has 1,528,917 personnel, of which more than double, 1,036,902 (67.8%) are women and 492,015 (32.2%) men.
The upward evolution of the female presence is permanent, although as early as 2010, the autonomous communities had 930,780 (64.5%) women compared to 512,898 (35.5%) men.
It must be taken into account that Education and Health, sectors where the presence of women is very important, are services, with their corresponding staff, transferred to the autonomous communities.
Local Government Public Sector
The local authorities now have 553,633 personnel, with practically gender equality between their employees and public employees, although with a slight advantage of women, 277,460 (50.11%), over men, 276,173 (49.88%).
The evolution in the last decade has been favorable to the female presence, and already in 2020, women outperform men. In 2010, on the other hand, men had a greater presence, 348,746 (53%), than women, 309,159 women (47%).
State Public Sector
The State Public Sector still has an imbalance on the path of equality, with approximately two thirds of men and one third of women. It is due, traditionally and also today, to the greater male presence in the Armed Forces and in the State Security Forces and Corps that unbalances the figures for the whole sector.
In 2010, the State Public Sector had 413,062 men (69.5%) and 181,070 women (30.5%). In 2020, the distances remain practically the same. Of the 515,931 personnel in the State Public Sector, 355,284 are men (68.9%) and 160,647 women (31.1%).
However, the General Administration of the State (Public Sector of the State excluding FFAA and FCSE), composed of the personnel of the ministries and their public agencies, has 230,395 personnel, with practically equal presence of men, 117,460 (51%), and women, 112,935 (49%).
Featured collectives
There are important sectors in public administrations where the female presence, which was already high ten years ago, continues to increase. This is the case of non-university teachers, with 71.1% of women compared to 28.9% of men.
More important still is the presence of women in the health sector integrated into the National Health System, where women, who were 70.3% in 2010, already reach 75.3%, that is, they occupy three out of four jobs.
The opposite case is found historically, today also, in the Armed Forces, with 102,521 men (87.1%) and 15,133 women (12.9%). Also in the State Security Forces and Corps, currently with 56,890 men (84.5%) and 10,390 women (15.5%) in the National Police Force, and 70,112 men (92.3%) and 5,834 women (7.7%) in the Civil Guard.