Law of Equality (Spain)
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Law of Equality (Spain)
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On March 24, 2007 the Spanish parliament passed the Law of Equality Act, or 'Gender Equality Act'. The government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero proposed the bill in an effort to improve gender balance in elected political office and at board level in companies. With some small towns excepted, the law requires political parties to field female candidates in at least 40% of the seats they contest. The law also grants 15 days of paternity leave to new fathers. The April 2019 Spanis
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2020-05-21T04:11:24Z
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