SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Oct. 29 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Association of Business and Professional Women of the Canary Islands (BPW Canarias), in an effort to promote gender equality in companies and public administrations, has issued a “strong” request for the creation of the Equality Commissioner in the autonomous community, a petition which was transferred to all the political groups with which this association met during the last elections and who collected the mandate to make it a reality as soon as the Government was formed.
The Association points out in a statement that this call comes after the recent presentation of the new flights of the company Binter, in which the “marked gender disparity” in representation in the field of public and business administration has been highlighted. in the Canary Islands, since of the 55 participants in the event, only 7 were women and they were located in the margins of the photograph taken. For BPW Canarias, “this example highlights the historical and persistent underrepresentation of women in political, economic and, in this case, transportation spheres.”
The Management of BPW Canarias has indicated that Binter currently has only one woman on its Board of Directors and, therefore, has requested a meeting with the transport company with the aim of lending them a hand in the company’s advancement in equality. real, since the Association has numerous women experts in the field.
Antonia Varela, president of BPW Canarias, has highlighted the need for public administrations to exercise exemplary leadership in promoting gender equality. “It is not only about demanding equal representation on the Board of Directors of Binter, as required by law, but also about government institutions fulfilling their role as guarantors of equality,” she said.
In this sense, BPW Canarias proposed at the time the creation of an Equality Commissioner who would be under the supervision of the Parliament of the Canary Islands. This commissioner would be responsible for ensuring that the principle of balanced representation is effectively complied with in the public administration of the Canary Islands, which would serve as an example for the private sector.
Furthermore, the Association emphasizes the need for public companies in the Canary Islands to review their appointments to guarantee gender equality criteria and correct the historical imbalance in entities such as RTVC, ITER Promotur, Gestur, Sodecan, Proexca, among others.
BPW Canarias also draws attention to the Economic and Social Council, which in more than 30 years of operation has not had a woman at the helm. The organization proposes the possibility of a qualified, professional and prepared woman assuming the leadership of this organization.
The Association urges political representatives to appoint the same number of men as women in public companies, complying at least with the 40/60 quota established by law.
