From the gender perspective, it offers the possibility of including clauses in public tenders aimed at ensuring the successful bidder’s commitment to both tackling gender inequality internally and incorporating the gender perspective in the services provided. 

Every year, the Directorate of Feminism and LGBTI Services actively participates in designing the Sustainable Public Procurement Objectives Plan. This strategic document covers the social and environmental measures to be applied in municipal contracts and provides guidelines and practical resources on how to apply them, promoting what is called ‘sustainable public procurement’.

How the gender perspective can be taken into account in public procurement

The application of the gender perspective in public procurement makes it possible to combat the main inequalities facing women in the job market: 

• Female unemployment

• Difficulties accessing certain sectors or categories

• Wage gap

• Unwanted part-time contracts

• Poorer working conditions

• Sexual or gender-related harassment

It also makes it possible to establish contractual conditions that guarantee the inclusion of a gender perspective in the contracted service. 

For example, the Technical instructions for applying gender criteria in contracts for the design and management of city-owned facilities stipulate the provisions needed to ensure that all municipal facilities contribute to fostering equality.