Today, March 8, is International Working Women's Day, in which the struggle of all those who have fought and continue to do so to achieve freedom, equality and justice for each of us is vindicated.
In recent years, several equality regulations have been approved in order to combat all discrimination, direct or indirect, or because of existing sex, as well as to promote real equality between women and men, removing obstacles and stereotypes social that prevent it from being achieved.
In the labor field, since October 2020, there is a regulation that obliges all those companies with more than 50 employees to approve and implement an Equality Plan to defend the rights of women at work.
In this context, in May 2023, the Department of Labor gave the green light to the Suara Cooperativa Equality Plan, created with the aim of continuing to work on equal treatment and opportunities for women, men and people without binaries of the cooperative, integrate the gender perspective transversally into the company's culture and homogenize criteria of equality and gender perspective in all areas.
Beyond the legal obligations contained in the different regulations in force, Suara Cooperativa also fights daily to get women to stop living between the "glass ceiling" and the "sticky ground".
The so-called "glass ceiling" refers to the difficulties faced by women in accessing managerial positions. A very different reality from that of Suara Cooperativa where we are 78% of the people who are members of the Strategic Management Council and 75% of the Governing Council. On the other hand, in Spain they only occupy 8.8% of the general management of companies. Thus, at Suara Cooperativa we are women who decide and assume leadership roles.
Therefore, the usual tone is that it is difficult for women to achieve career advancement and to leave behind those more precarious and less valued jobs, which gives rise to the aforementioned "sticky ground".
There are many obstacles that we women face every day to achieve real, full and effective equality. However, it is the job of all people to fight so that differences cease to exist.
With this objective in mind, the equality commission of Suara Cooperativa seeks to ensure that working people have a safe, dignified and equal space in which to provide their services. However, this is not enough: everyone must do their part to put an end to the inequalities and discrimination women suffer.
For this reason, we also want to hear the diversity of voices that make up the organization and we remind you that if you have any suggestions or want to share any situation you have experienced, or of which you are aware, you can get in touch at the following email: comissioigualatt@suara.coop.
We keep moving forward so that Suara Cooperativa continues to be a free, equal and fair space.
Maria Parera,
Technical People Area
