What is a feminist government?

Spain has joined Canada and Sweden in proclaiming its government to be "feminist." But what does that mean?

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00:00I am a feminist.

00:02This government is part of the philosophy of equality

00:06that the feminist movement claims at a global level.

00:09Maybe in the longer run we will not have to call the governments feminists

00:12because we will have achieved the objective.

00:30The three principles are guiding principles in this world

00:46and we call it the famous three R's.

00:48R for Rights, Equal Opportunity and Gender Issues

00:52is an issue of rights, human rights.

00:53We are born equal, women and men have the same rights.

00:56We have to see that women's rights are pursued and supported and defended

01:01wherever, in every context, be it at national level, European level, international level.

01:06The second R is the Representation.

01:09Representation implies that in every forum,

01:12be it in the private sector, be it in the public sector,

01:15if a decision is taken that concerns a woman,

01:18a woman should be sitting at the table,

01:20developing the policy, addressing the decision,

01:23influencing it with her own views and thoughts

01:26so that we see that the best decisions are taken

01:29and they incorporate already in the policy formulation

01:32the needs of women at every level.

01:35And the third R, the three R's,

01:37Rights, Representation and Resources.

01:40Women have different needs, girls have different needs,

01:44so it actually is important to see that resources are adequate

01:49to also meet the needs identified for young girls

01:53or for women.

02:23RIGHTS, REPRESENTATION AND RESOURCES

02:54RIGHTS, REPRESENTATION AND RESOURCES

03:05Mr. President, if I didn't know you, Mrs. President,

03:08start with transforming yourself.

03:12Take the bold decision, if you are the leader,

03:15half of your population are women,

03:18are girls, are young women, are women, are elder women,

03:22and they have to be integrated into the policies, into the economics of your country.

03:28Otherwise, you will be losing out that portion of the population that will contribute constructively.

03:34Women's rights are human rights. We are born equal,

03:38and that those rights have to be promoted throughout any policy area.