• Advocates for equal rights between men and women and for the elimination of any type of discrimination and violence.
• The values of this business model make parity and equal opportunities a reality (four out of ten management positions are held by women), as well as opportunities for women with disabilities, groups at risk of exclusion and those working in rural areas or in fishermen's guilds.
• CEPES, within its Working Group on Women, will promote actions to make the SDG number 5 that promotes "Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls" a reality.
Madrid, March 8, 2019.- The Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES) adheres to the celebration of International Women's Day and reaffirms its commitment to equality of rights between men and women and the elimination of any kind of discrimination and violence. The Spanish Social Economy will continue working to advance towards full compliance with the gender equality objectives approved by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda. In addition,
The values of the Social Economy -primacy of people over capital, solidarity, commitment to the territory, reinvestment of profits, business decision-making in a democratic way- configure a business model where male / female parity is possible. the 43,000 existing companies in Spain. It also highlights that 38% of their management positions are held by women. On the other hand, it is a business model that provides job opportunities for women with special employability difficulties, as well as women working in rural areas, especially in the agri-food sector or fishermen's associations.
During 2019, CEPES will strengthen its Working Group on Women , which will promote equal opportunities -both in Spain and in the rest of the world- which will help to make visible an economic model that, in addition to generating wealth economic and social, actively contributes to realizing - both in Spain and the rest of the world - the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG No. 5) that promotes "Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls."
Some data that reflect the equality between men and women in the Spanish Social Economy are:
♦ Women members of cooperatives . Women are present in worker cooperatives by 50% and act in all sectors of activity , according to a study by the Spanish Confederation of Cooperatives of Associated Work (COCETA). They have an average of 41 years and university education. In addition, four out of ten management positions (39.3%) are occupied by women.
♦ Women from collectives at risk of exclusion. Through the Federation of Business Associations of Insertion Companies (FAEDEI), employment is generated for 6,042 people, of which half (2,939) are women. Of these, 1,508 are women in employment and 1,431 hold professional positions, both technical and managerial .
In addition, 69% of insertion companies have measures for equal opportunities and 83% have measures to reconcile family and work life.
♦ Women from rural areas In Spain there are almost a quarter of a million women (241,972) members of the Agri-Food Cooperatives who contribute, apart from avoiding depopulation, to maintain and create business fabric in rural areas.rales.
This organization has created the Association of Women of Agri-Food Cooperatives of Spain (AMCAE), whose main objective is to support the improvement of the participation of women in the decision-making areas of cooperatives and to make visible their participation in rural cooperatives, as well as promoting the association of women in order to achieve more and better results.
♦ Women in Fishermen's Guilds. According to data from the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), 27,197 sailors and shipowners are affiliated in the 198 guilds, of which 1.5% are women on board fishing vessels under 10 GRT. In relation to shellfishing, which is also included in the guilds, there are 4,071 shellfish, of which 2,703 are women, representing 62.8% in the shellfish sector.
On the other hand, the presence of women is also important in the processing sector (canning factories, etc.) which amounts to 65.1%, in the aquaculture sector to 27.1% and 650 rams.
♦ Women with disabilities. In Special Employment Centers of Social Initiative, almost 40% of jobs are women with disabilities . Through the Spanish Business Federation of Associations of Special Employment Centers (FEACEM) and the business network linked to the entities of the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI), access for women with disabilities to the labor market is promoted in equality of conditions with respect to men.
Likewise, CEPES is committed to equality as a priority value within its development cooperation plans. For example, in developing countries in Latin America, Morocco or Mauritania have encouraged the constitution of exclusively female labor cooperatives, which benefits both the women who work in them and the regions in which they operate, by generating wealth and business fabric in them.
For all the above, CEPES will work to promote actions, together with the business fabric it represents and the Public Administrations, to empower and make women visible. As the theme of this year's International Women's Day says: "Let's think about equality, build with intelligence, innovate for change".
