Women’s representation was a key issue on the political agenda in the most recent local elections. As a result of the elections, women now head the governments of some of Catalonia’s biggest cities, including Barcelona. The number of women councillors has also increased everywhere. Despite this positive trend towards pluralism in the exercise of key public roles, the situation is still far from ideal: in 393 municipalities, i.e., four in ten, men account for more than 60% of town councillors, going against the spirit of the current law.
Gender in figures
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Do social inequalities affect health?
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Men’s and women’s education?
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Diversity of origin and migration projects
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Who called it work-life balance?
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How millennials share domestic chores
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Economic independence at risk?
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Gender in ten key economic sectors
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To get married: a personal, political or economic decision?
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Putting off motherhood for a decade
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Balanced representation on local councils?
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The barriers to economic power are still in place
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Living in fear of your partner
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Where did it happen?
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Differences and similarities in day-to-day culture
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Creative women: presence in cultural life
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Men and women in the film industry
Observatori iQ
iQ is a cooperative that seeks to contribute to social innovation in favor of gender equality. The cooperative offers the iQ Observatory, a platform that delivers statistical data on the differences and inequalities between men and women in different areas of everyday life in Catalonia. iQ team is made up of professionals with several profiles and is led by the political scientist Maria de la Fuente.