
Spanish government joins those embracing feminist approach
Spain’s new prime minister has appointed a cabinet comprised
of 65 percent women. Is that enough for a government to be called ‘feminist’?
Barcelona-based journalist
Lucía Benavides is a freelance journalist based in Barcelona, Spain. Originally from Argentina, her interests revolve mostly around women’s issues and race issues. Before Spain, she worked as a reporter/ producer at the National Public Radio station in Austin, Texas. She's been published in Marketplace, Teen Vogue and Al Jazeera English, among others.
Spain’s new prime minister has appointed a cabinet comprised
of 65 percent women. Is that enough for a government to be called ‘feminist’?
After Catalan officials declared independence
last week, the definition of a Catalan citizen becomes increasingly important.
Yet, as Lucia Benavides explains, identity is a complex concept.
With an independence declaration looking likely, Lucía Benavides
reports from Barcelona on the long history of Catalan repression, what’s at stake for the
region and why Europe has been mostly quiet on the issue.