Top Spanish academics vow to boycott all male panel discussions
About 50 Spanish leading male academics announced Wednesday that they would no longer take part in panel discussions that do not include at least one woman, in a manifesto called "not without
women".
"The members of this list publicly pledge not to participate as speakers in any academic event or round table of more than two speakers where there is not at least one woman as an expert," the manifesto read.
Among the signatories of the manifesto are analysts from many Spanish and foreign universities, the World Bank and the Bank of Spain.
More than 80 other experts have asked to be included on the list, according to the Twitter account of the manifesto, which is presented as a "collective initiative".
Ciencias Sociales #No_Sin_Mujeres Los miembros de esta lista nos comprometemos a no participar como ponentes en ningún evento académico o mesa redonda de más de dos ponentes donde no haya al menos una mujer en calidad de experta. https://t.co/EX2nsZMzAz
— No_Sin_Mujeres (@No_Sin_Mujeres) May 16, 2018
The manifesto comes as Spain is experiencing a revival of the feminist movement, which is demanding more be done to ensure real equality between men and women.
Spanish women staged an unprecedented strike in defence of their rights on International Woman愀 Day in March and held massive street demonstrations that day in the whole country.
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"The members of this list publicly pledge not to participate as speakers in any academic event or round table of more than two speakers where there is not at least one woman as an expert," the manifesto read.
Among the signatories of the manifesto are analysts from many Spanish and foreign universities, the World Bank and the Bank of Spain.
More than 80 other experts have asked to be included on the list, according to the Twitter account of the manifesto, which is presented as a "collective initiative".
Ciencias Sociales #No_Sin_Mujeres Los miembros de esta lista nos comprometemos a no participar como ponentes en ningún evento académico o mesa redonda de más de dos ponentes donde no haya al menos una mujer en calidad de experta. https://t.co/EX2nsZMzAz
— No_Sin_Mujeres (@No_Sin_Mujeres) May 16, 2018
The manifesto comes as Spain is experiencing a revival of the feminist movement, which is demanding more be done to ensure real equality between men and women.
Spanish women staged an unprecedented strike in defence of their rights on International Woman愀 Day in March and held massive street demonstrations that day in the whole country.
READ MORE:
- #Cuéntalo: Spanish women launch their own #Metoo movement
- FOCUS: Gang rape acquittal fires up huge crowds in Spain
- OPINION Fighting the 'Wolf Pack': What next for Spanish women?
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