Spanish society must break a 'pact of silence' and stop normalizing sexist behaviour as well as better support women brave enough to speak out when it happens, acting Equality Minister Irene Montero said on Wednesday.
Spain's Minister of Equality Irene Montero speaks after an interview with Reuters amid controversy over kiss of Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales to player Jennifer Hermoso during World Cup celebrations, at the ministry headquarters in Madrid, Spain, August 30, 2023.
"Spain is a feminist society in which sexism still exists, but it is determined to end sexism," Montero said. "We are sending the correct message to the world, that sexism is over." "Perhaps it would have been desirable for this pact of silence to be broken with more force and forcefulness. But I think it has begun to crack and that is a very important step," she said.Prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into whether Rubiales might have committed an act of sexual aggression when he grabbed Hermoso and kissed her on the lips.Gender issues are a prominent topic in Spain.
The hard-right Vox party on Wednesday said the Rubiales case was a "political witchhunt" designed to obfuscate the errors committed by the government with the sexual violence law.
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