Feminist Conversations
In 2024, Barcelona City Council launched a project with a desire for continuity that aims to become a participatory mechanism for dialogue and direct debate between women, entities, organizations and the Administration to innovate and nurture policies in strategic areas and achieve real and effective equality.
The second edition of “Feminist Conversations”, which took place in April 2025 at the Espai Cultural El Born, consisted of a series of conferences, round tables and workshops that brought together more than two hundred participants. For two days, participants were able to listen to and share spaces with experts in different fields, such as historian Mary Nash, economist Carmen Castro, architect and composer Anna Bofill, researcher Ana Paricio, professor specialized in rehabilitation, accessibility and sustainability Sandra Cinta, sociologist Blanca Valdivia, writer, columnist, influencer and LGTBI+ activist Roy Galán, philosopher, sociologist and researcher Lionel Delgado and social anthropologist Martín Frasso, among others.
The conference was preceded by six thematic working groups in different facilities in the city, in which women and ICT, care, the feminization of poverty, sexist violence, neighborhood-based policies and masculinities were discussed and debated.
What stood out in each working group?
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Wage gaps and low representation of women in technology sectors.
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A highly feminized sector, with the lowest salaries and precarious working conditions.
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Greater prevalence of poverty among women due to a system in which real and effective gender equality has not been achieved.
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Structural inequalities, risk factors, prevention, support services and institutional responsibility.
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Feminist policies from the territory, hand in hand with the associative fabric with a community vision.
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Redefining masculinity: education and awareness.