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Current dictators of Hispanic countries
Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua since 2007
Hispanic celebrities who have done good for society
Ricky Martin con los derechos LGBT+ y Shakira con la fundación Pies Descalzos
How were large families encouraged under Franco?
With medals and financial rewards
What % of families are nuclear in Spain?
63% in 2020
What is the average number of children to have in Spain?
1.33 in 2020
Biggest gender pay gap in Hispanic countries?
Nicaragua, 43% in 2021 according to WEF
Smallest gender pay gap in Hispanic countries?
Costa Rica, with 11.8% in 2021 according to WEF
What were the jobs available to women under Franco?
Infermera o maestra (nurses or primary school teachers)
How long is paid paternity leave in Spain?
16 weeks, the same as maternity leave
When was the Pill introduced in Spain?
In the 1960s
How has immigration changed the Spanish family?
Has increased the birth rate, and normalised mixed raced families
Since when can gay parents adopt in Spain?
Since 2005
When was abortion legalised in Spain?
1981 under three conditions (supuestos) then 2010 freely allowed up to 14 weeks and 22 with risk to woman or fetus
How many marriages were celebrated in a church in 2012 in Spain?
A third
What percentage of Spanish children are born of at least one foreigner?
1 in 4
Average age for children to be emancipated from the family home in Spain?
30
