Gender in numbers

Barcelona City Council is putting an exhaustive range of data at the disposal of citizens for a detailed and accurate understanding of the living conditions of women, as well as the existing situations of gender inequality.

This compilation is part of the ‘Gender in numbers’ (CA) report, published in 2019, although it goes much further, as the data is periodically updated and now includes figures from the most recent report, published in 2024.

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Original data sources

Socio-demographic profile

Main features of the women and men who live in Barcelona: age, household structure, origins and so on.

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Employment

Current structure of the labour market based on data on activity, employment, unemployment, job quality, salary etc., highlighting the work reality of women compared to men.

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Domestic and care work

Tasks involving household-maintenance and looking after dependent individuals. Essential work, traditionally carried out by women, practically alone, and poorly valued from social and economic points of view.

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Incomes, housing and feminisation of poverty

Data on the numerous aspects of poverty that affect the way in which women suffer differently from precariousness, vulnerability and exclusion.

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Political and social participation

Participation in organisations, associations, institutional spaces and so on. Information and data on the presence of men and women in the public arena.

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Health

Gender is relevant in the state of health of women and men: life expectancy, state of health, healthy habits, sexual and reproductive health etc.

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Education

Besides access to education and level of education, the composition of non-compulsory studies needs to be observed according to branch and sex if we are to identify the existence of gender inequalities in the field of education.

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Culture and collective memory

Women play an active and key role in cultural activities in the city and this needs to be known and recognised. Of course, the recovery of historical memory is especially important for bringing visibility to women’s contributions to our society.

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Lives free of gender violence

Gender violence is a key component of gender discrimination and a serious expression of the structural inequality that exists between men and women.

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Urban space and environment

Barcelona’s neighbourhoods and the overall city have very specific features that determine the lifestyles, health and the very freedom of their residents according to gender.

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Mobility

Distinct patterns of mobility between men and women: use of public and private transport and number of and reason for journeys, etc.

Women and feminism