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A 44-year-old Spanish man has been jailed for allegedly trying to strangle his former partner to whom he paid a surprise visit, alongside her son, in her home in Malaga on 29 January. The man, who has no previous record of gender violence,
Local
Eugenio Cabezas
A man, in his 70s and of Finnish origin, has been arrested and given a restraining order after what appears to be another case of gender violence. The man apparently tried to strangle his wife with a belt after beating her with it and kicking and
National
A. M. ROMERO / I. GELIBTER
...the first day of the debate on the investiture of Juanma Moreno. The demonstrators were protesting against perceived risks to equal rights and gender violence laws in the incoming PP-Cs coalition, and most had arrived on coaches hired by the outgoing ... they want to change gender and equality laws and put more emphasis back on the family. Although slight concessions have been made to Vox by the PP to secure their MPs votes in Andalucía, both the PP and Cs have roundly rejected Vox's radical policy. ... However, Vox said it was largely happy with Moreno's investiture speech in the end. In Malaga, an evening march took place where participants called for no backwards steps in gender violence or LGBTI protection.
LifeStyle
Ángel Escalera
The key to preventing cardiac problems is for people to look after their heart, explains Juan José Gómez Doblas, the president of the Andalusian Heart Foundation and head of the Cardiology Department at the Clínico hospital, in this interview. Last S
National
SUR
...resources to the fight against gender violence against women. In contrast, Vox have said that they want to replace "ideological gender laws that stalk men with a law against violence in the family". Last week, the Andalusian parliament voted in a new
Local
Tony Bryant
The Mayor of Benalmádena, Víctor Navas, hosted a meeting with representatives of the Democratic Women's Movement (MDM) in Benalmádena last week. The MDM works to raise awareness on issues such as gender-based violence and the group aired various ... concerns about the growing number of female victims of gender abuse. "We will analyse the measures taken by the different institutions to combat this problem," promised the mayor. One of the commitments of the meeting was to enhance collaboration between ... organisations based in Benalmádena. The town hall is offering up to 20,000 euros for projects that the promote equality in education; the prevention and intervention of gender-based violence; and the promotion of women's participation in social, political,
Local
Tony Bryant
Torremolinos is to host an art exhibition in support of victims of gender violence. Organised by the El Calvario cultural association and the town hall, artists of all genres are invited to submit proposals for inclusion in the collective
Sport
ENRIQUE MIRANDA
Should women's teams take up the same amount of column space as men's? Does there have to be some positive discrimination? Are sexist expressions still being used? How do you promote gender equality in sports? These questions and many more have led
Opinion
Rachel Haynes
...those goals have been achieved. For decades we have been able to vote, study, work our way up to senior management positions and even become prime minister. So why is the proportion of women in senior positions still so low? Why is there still a gender
LifeStyle
Debbie Bartlett
...as a sign of support. Union representatives say about six million women went on strike last year, and similar action is planned today, calling for fair promotions for women, the closure of the gender pay gap and an end to sexual harassment. There