Country report, gender equality How are EU rules transposed into national law?: Spain 2016

Abstract

Spain recognizes certain legislative autonomy in its Autonomous Communities for the execution of legislation but anti-discrimination legislation is an exclusive task of the central Government. However, some Autonomous Communities have strategies or plans for the equality of women and men that serve the objective of promoting equality at the local level (for instance Andalucía, Galicia and Catalonia). Moreover, some Autonomous Communities establish benefits such as subsidies for the employment of women, for childcare etc. Residences for the elderly and small children are also supported, in whole or in part, by the Autonomous Communities. The scope of these subsidies is different in each Autonomous Community although, in general, the economic crisis has led to a decline in this respect. Some municipalities also invest in measures for equality between men and women, for example by means of childcare services, training workshops for women, etc.