Spain's Equality Minister on being a woman

"What does being a woman mean to you?"  Here's how Spain's Equality Minister Irene Montero responded.

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00:00You asked me what it means to be a woman.

00:03Well, for a feminist, being a woman means more risk of poverty,

00:08more risk of social exclusion,

00:10more risk of suffering violence,

00:12more risk of charging less for the same job,

00:15more risk of taking all the care,

00:17more risk of not being able to fully develop your vital projects

00:20because you have to dedicate yourself to other tasks

00:23that men unfortunately do not take care of in equal conditions.

00:27Being a feminist means knowing that a feminist society

00:30and being a woman means knowing that a feminist society

00:32is a better society for women and also for men.

00:35What I wonder is what it means for you to be a woman.

00:40What I wonder is what it means for you to be a woman

00:43because as you say that gender ideology is a communist social invention,

00:47as you say that, I wonder what it means for you to be a woman.

00:51How do you explain that there are many more women than men

00:54at risk of poverty or social exclusion?

00:56How do you explain the retributive gap?

00:58How do you explain sexist violence?

01:01If for you, being a woman is not all those things,

01:04I wonder what it means for you to be a woman

01:07because for women in Spain and in the world,

01:10being a woman is what I have told you.

01:12Being a woman is knowing that you are more at risk of suffering violence.

01:16Being a woman is knowing that you are more at risk of poverty,

01:18that it will cost you triple to show your worth,

01:21that you are going to charge less for the same job.

01:24That is being a woman for most women,

01:26not for me, ma'am, nor for this government,

01:28only, I mean.

01:29For women, that is being a woman.

01:31The question is, what does it mean for you to be a woman

01:34if you deny all those discriminations

01:36that are the daily reality of women in our country?