AFAEMME’s President Participates in Meeting with Spain’s Minister of Equality

AFAEMME’s President, Mrs. Mª Helena de Felipe participated in a meeting held in Madrid, Spain on September 11th, 2008 hosted by Spain’s Minister for Equality, Her Excellency Mrs. Bibiana Aido and the Secretary of Equality Policies, Mrs. Isabel María Martínez Lozano.

The meeting gathered together several Presidents of National Women Organisations from different areas and was held to present this new Ministry’s work plan as well as to collect opinions on the current situation of Spanish equality policies, as seen by these organisation leaders.

During the meeting, Mrs. Aido spoke about the existing differences between men and women, stating that “…We have to take into account that we come from different places: men have been socialized to take power, but women have been socialized to not take power”.

It is expected that future meeting will be held to accompany the Ministry’s work in the years to come.

Mrs. Bibiana Aido, Spanish Minister for Equality; Mrs. Elvira Mendez, President of the Organisation Health and Family and Mrs. Mª Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, President of AFAEMME