The role of women in Spain Tatiana Surez

The role of women in Spain Tatiana Suárez Guerra Carla Barrameda Yaritza Quevedo Santana

The role of women in Spain has changed dramatically throughout history in the last 30 years. There have been a new strong role and integration in the political, social and economic fields. Many groups and collectives of women of those generations have advanced to get gender equality.

v General Francisco Franco (Spanish dictator who ruled Spain for 36 years) and the Catholic Church influenced the role of women in Spain during the time of his rule. Once Franco established his dictatorship in 1939 he closed women off from the rest of the world. However the role of women changed dramatically after his death in 1975. One influence that had contributed to this dramatic change would be globalization. The role of the woman-wife-mother was a key element of the ideology of Franco regime.

During Franco’s dictatorship, Spanish women were basically on a subordinate position to men. They needed their husband’s permission to carry out economic activities , to sign contracts and to buy because they were under a strong social control. While American and northern European women demanded equality in both their public and private lives, about four decades ago, Spanish women were still

However, after Franco’s death, in 1975, this women’s situation came to an end quickly. Women eventually gained their independence because of democratic laws and new educational system.

Although they gained equality legally with the 1978 Constitution, today Spanish women are experiencing a cultural revolution that is pushing against old traditions: They have one of the lowest birth rates in the world and they are fighting against maleness in the workplace. And they are also promoting campaigns against domestic violence.

Famous and important women in the Spanish history

v Inés Alberdi: In the sixties she came into contact with the Movement for the Liberation of Women and was the former Director of the United Nations Fund for Women.

v Margarita Salas: She is a pioneer of molecular biology in Spain, a member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, the Royal Spanish Academy and the U. S. National Academy of Sciences.

v María A. Blasco: She is the Director and Head of the National Cancer Research Center Group. She is the first woman who has won the prestigious Joseph Steiner Research Award.

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