While staying at a distance from each other, women attend an International Women's Day gathering at an avenue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, March 8, 2021.
Women in Spain are marking this year's International Women's Day with static protests, bicycle fun-rides and small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections.
(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)MADRID โ Women in Spain on Monday marked this yearโs International Women's Day with static protests, pot-banging, bicycle fun rides and other small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections.
Spain's thriving feminist movement has claimed a few victories in recent years, including the adoption of gender violence laws and forcing judicial reforms regarding sexual abuse.
Far-right activists, meanwhile, have campaigned against gender violence laws that they say discriminate against men and lambasted the governmentโs push to make consent in sexual relations legally mandatory.