The general secretary of the Andalusian PSOE and candidate for the Presidency of the Junta in the May 17 elections, María Jesús Montero, has called for “feminist training” for judges so that they have a “more inclusive” view of the rules. Montero, who participated in a campaign event on equality in Mairena del Aljarafe (Seville), explained that the Government of Spain “implemented a supplement for gaps in women’s pension contributions” when they had to perform caregiving tasks but that, “whenever the courts rule, they overturn it.”
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Montero has cited the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, as an example that “having a woman at the head of an institution does not guarantee a feminist perspective.” Against this, Montero has demanded “feminist training for jurists so they see the rules in a way that is more inclusive of women” because “we put measures in place and the courts come and tell us they are discriminatory.” “Yes, it is positive discrimination, it is to compensate for negative discrimination that the law did allow,” the socialist defended.
The socialist candidate laments the lack of recognition of caregiving tasks in the pension received by retired women
The PSOE candidate for the Presidency of the Junta expressed satisfaction that the secretary of organization is a woman, something she described as “very important in terms of what has happened to us,” referring to the scandals that have affected the last two secretaries of organization of the party, José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán.
In Mairena, Montero also pointed to the President of the USA, Donald Trump, whom she labeled “sexist.” “Trump believes that those with greater military capacity have the right to impose themselves on the rest of the countries” in a vision, she said, that is “imperialist and very sexist” and against which Montero says she is reassured that the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, “does not back down” and “no matter what Trump says, we defend the ‘no to war’.”
In another area, and returning to her feminist perspective, the socialist defended that there are still areas of feminist work such as the abolition of prostitution: “If there is a more evident form of exploitation in the 21st century after the elimination of child exploitation, it is prostitution,” which “is never the consented and chosen option” by women.
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To those who defend that prostitution is an activity that should be regulated, Montero said one must respond with a question: “Would you like your daughter to engage in prostitution? No, right? So what are we talking about.”
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Montero also emphasized that women should not be “only in portfolios” or responsibilities related to caregiving – “which also” – but “in economic ones and where efforts and budgets are distributed.” The socialist defended the importance of public services in the feminist field as they guarantee that women can reach where they want.
She encouraged participation and mobilization of the vote among attendees who filled the space in Mairena where the electoral event was held, attended by the former leader of the Andalusian socialists and senator, Juan Espadas, and the historic socialist Amparo Rubiales.
