Este sitio web utiliza cookies propias y de terceros para su funcionamiento, mantener la sesión y personalizar la experiencia del usuario. Más información en nuestra política de Cookies
Menu
25 years on from the Beijing Conference, the attainment of real equality between men and women continues to be a pending challenge. Although significant progress has been made in recent years, the global figures warn of persisting inequality and of the risk of a reversal of these gains, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision to draw up a feminist foreign policy stems from Spain’s leadership at the very highest level in recent years and from a strong political commitment to push on in compliance with the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Our country has also become a benchmark on the international stage, thanks to its regulatory framework and its public policies in such fields as the fight against gender-based violence, equality at work and home/life balance.
Spain has incorporated gender equality as a distinctive element of its foreign policy. Predominating inequalities between men and women point to a need to step up efforts to close the gender gap and move towards real and effective equality on the international front.
To achieve these goals, the ministry has drawn up a Guide that defines the main lines of action that set out Spain’s contribution to make the target of a fairer world a reality where men and women enjoy equal rights and opportunities. This proposal is based on five principles: a transformative approach; committed leadership; ownership; inclusive participation and boosting national and international alliances, and diversity and intersectionality.