Women in Andorra
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Legally, women in Andorra have equal rights under the laws of the Principality of Andorra. Voting rights were extended to women in 1970, and a majority of the General Council are female. Abortion is illegal and the pay gap is around 40%.
Women's rights in Andorra
[edit]Andorra prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.[1]
In 1969, 370 women presented a petition to the General Council demanding the voting rights be extended to women,[2] which was done in 1970.[3] Carme Travesset, who was elected to the city council of Escaldes–Engordany in 1973, was the first woman to hold elected office in the country.[4] In 2019, Roser Suñé Pascuet became the first woman to hold the position of General Syndic of the General Council.[2] The percentage of seats held by women in the General Council rose from 36% to 50% after the 2019 election.[5][6] In 2022, the electoral law was changed and resulted in 40% gender quota for female candidates.[1] Eva Descarrega became Andorra's first female ambassador to Spain in 2024.[7]
Women were first admitted to the Police Corps of Andorra's tactical team, Grup d'Intervencio Policia d'Andorra, in 2024.[8]
Prostitution is illegal.[9] Abortion, for any reason, is illegal in Andorra. Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, an abortion rights activist, was sued for by the government of Andorra for defamation against the government. The Council of Europe reported in 2020, that Andorra should improve its data collection and support system for sexual violence in order to better implement the Istanbul Convention.[1] The gender pay gap in Andorra is estimated to be between 22-40%.[6][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Freedom House 2024.
- ^ a b Esteban 2019.
- ^ BBC.
- ^ Diari d'Andorra 2022.
- ^ Freedom House 2019.
- ^ a b Freedom House 2020.
- ^ Solanelles 2024.
- ^ GIPA 2024.
- ^ Ribas 2018.
Works cited
[edit]News
[edit]- "El grup especial d'intervenció de la Policia d'Andorra avança el GEI, el GEO i la UEI amb la primera dona". Altaveu. 30 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
- "Mor Carme Travesset, la primera dona elegida en uns comicis". Diari d'Andorra. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
- "Timeline: Andorra". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
- Esteban, Adrian (3 May 2019). "Roser Suñé esdevé la primera dona síndica general d'Andorra". El Periòdic d'Andorra. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025.
- Ribas, Lara (30 August 2018). "El passat legislatiu, a la llum". El Periòdic d'Andorra. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
- Solanelles, Toni (31 August 2024). "Eva Descarrega esdevé la primera diplomàtica en assumir l'ambaixada d'Andorra a Espanya". Altaveu. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
Web
[edit]- "2019 Report for Andorra". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
- "2020 Report for Andorra". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
- "2024 Report for Andorra". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025.
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