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  • What is the second biggest religion in Spain?
    Islam (about 4%)
  • When were Ferdinand and Isabella in charge?
    1479 until their deaths in 1516 and 1504 respectively
  • Why was 1975 a big year for feminism in Spain?
    It was the year Franco died and the UN 'International Year of the Woman'
  • Most Catholic Hispanic country
    Mexico, also the most catholic in the world, with about 80% identifying as such
  • Prevalence of piracy in Spain
    9 out of 10 downloads is illegal - highest prevalence in the developed world
  • Femicide and Honduras
    Honduras has the highest rate of femicide in the world, 4.6 cases per 100,000 women
  • When was homosexuality decriminalised in Spain?
    In 1979
  • "Sólo sí es sí"
    Law passed against rape in March 2020
  • Latin American country with best internet access
    Uruguay, about 85% of households
  • Percentages of marriages in Spain that end in divorce?
    Around half
  • Percentage of grandparents who regularly take care of their grandchildren
    49%
  • Increase in reports of sexual violence in Spain in 2022
    Reports increased by 20% from 2021-22
  • Most popular social network in Spain
    Facebook, 78% of internautas have an account
  • Femicide in Spain
    In 2021, Spain became the first European country to officially count femicides. An estimated 10 women a month are murdered in Spain by men
  • When was divorce legalised in Spain?
    1981
  • What percentage of Spanish children are born of at least one foreigner?
    1 in 4
  • Worst Hispanic countries to be a homosexual
    Guatemala, Paraguay
  • Average age to get a smartphone in Spain
    Estimated to be around 13-14 years
  • How many women were illiterate in the 1910s in Spain?
    60%
  • Since when can gay parents adopt in Spain?
    Since 2005
  • Most important communications network in Latin America
    Whatsapp
  • Why did oppression of women continue after the transition to democracy?
    No women were involved in drafting the constitution of 1978
  • Mexico female employment rate
    31%
  • Lowest Hispanic female labour force participation rate?
    Puerto Rico, 32%
  • When was the reconquest?
    From the 8th to the 15th centuries
  • Hispanic celebrities who have done good for society
    Ricky Martin con los derechos LGBT+ y Shakira con la fundación Pies Descalzos
  • How has immigration changed the Spanish family?
    Has increased the birth rate, and normalised mixed raced families
  • How long is paid paternity leave in Spain?
    16 weeks, the same as maternity leave
  • Best Hispanic country to be a homosexual
    Uruguay, Argentina
  • Domestic violence under Franco
    Almost always ignored or allowed by police and women were afraid to come forward
  • What were the jobs available to women under Franco?
    Infermera o maestra (nurses or primary school teachers)
  • Irrational fear of being without your mobile
    Nomofóbia
  • Labour force participation rate for women in Peru
    74%, higher than in Spain
  • Least Catholic Hispanic country
    Uruguay, about 47%
  • Percentage of Spanish population using the internet daily
    82%
  • When was the Pill introduced in Spain?
    In the 1960s
  • First woman to serve as the president of a country
    Isabel Perón of Argentina
  • Average age for children to be emancipated from the family home in Spain?
    30
  • What happened to gay people under Franco?
    Gays faced persecution, imprisonment, torture even, and promotion of homosexuality was also a crime
  • 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
  • Percentage of Spanish old people who use the internet daily
    77%
  • Sección Feminina
    Women's branch of the Falange political movement promoting fascist and Christian Nationalist female values
  • How many marriages were celebrated in a church in 2012 in Spain?
    A third
  • Percentage of Spanish who go to mass every week
    15%
  • First woman to be deputy prime minister of Spain
    María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
  • How were large families encouraged under Franco?
    With medals and financial rewards
  • Percentage of old Spanish people with internet access?
    About 60% (average is 80%)
  • Rate of divorce in Mexico
    Around half, like Spain
  • Movimiento Democrático de Mujeres
    Clandestine women's organisation which came about in the 60s
  • Percentage of young Spanish people with internet access
    Close to 100% (national average is 80%)
  • How many women are literate in modern Spain?
    97%
  • Percentage of women in Spain who think it's easy to be a woman
    52%
  • When were Jews expelled from Spain?
    In 1492
  • Gender pay gap in Spain
    16% as of 2020, compared to 20% a decade ago
  • What percentage of Spanish are atheists?
    As of 2021, about 20% are irreligious (irreligiosos)
  • When was gay marriage legalised in Spain?
    2005
  • Percentage of Spanish young people who think homosexuality is always bad
    12%
  • Problem with the Spanish Civil Code and women
    Article 57 of the civil code (1889-) said that 'women must obey their husbands' until 1981
  • Current dictators of Hispanic countries
    Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua since 2007
  • What percentage of Spanish words come from Arabic?
    17%
  • Women's rights in the Second Republic
    Divorce, higher education, and the vote from 1933
  • Biggest gender pay gap in Hispanic countries?
    Nicaragua, 43% in 2021 according to WEF
  • Percentage of Spanish young people who think abortion is always bad
    29%
  • Percentage of female employees who get the minimum wage in Mexico
    62%
  • Female unemployment rate in Spain?
    20% in 2021, versus 16% for men
  • Gender pay gap in Spain in the private sector
    About 50%
  • What did Franco say about women being removed from the workforce?
    They were 'liberadas' (1938)
  • Number of reports of sexual violence in Spain in the first quarter of 2022
    41
  • Hispanic countries with the most mobile phone users
    Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Spain
  • What is the average number of children to have in Spain?
    1.33 in 2020
  • Smallest gender pay gap in Hispanic countries?
    Costa Rica, with 11.8% in 2021 according to WEF
  • Percentage of Spanish who identify as Catholic - change
    72% in 2020 compared to 82% in 2001
  • What % of families are nuclear in Spain?
    63% in 2020
  • How has the percentage of women in the labour market changed in the last 20 years in Chile?
    It has doubled to 40%
  • What generation in Spain is least Catholic
    18-24 year olds - 50% compared to 82% in 1992
  • What 3 sorts of feminist groups existed under Franco?
    University societies, clandestine left-wing political parties, and illegal neighborhood (vecinal) associations
  • What happens to the pay gap with seniority (antiguedad)?
    It increases the longer one has worked at a firm
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