Chairman of the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), villain Fernandez, He complained about the lack of women at a gas forum organized by the Spanish Gas Association on Tuesday (sedigas). “While preparing my speech, I reviewed today’s program, a very interesting and timely program (…), if I can offer a little advice for next year, be a little more diverse, don’t think so here. what is a fossil not just gasLet’s see if we can make it a little more diverse with that. female talentthere is in the industry and there is a lot”, Fernández was disfigured.
Among the conferences organized within the framework of the annual meeting with five discussion tables sedigasAccording to the agenda of the event, a total of 17 speakers, only two of whom were women, attended. To this we must add the participation of the CNMC president responsible for the closing speech of the day. energy MinisterSpeaking at the opening of the meeting, Sara Aagesen.
this Head of SedigasJoan Batalla spoke after Fernandez’s speech and didn’t touch on the subject. In this sense, it should not be forgotten that the general secretary of Sedigas is Naiara Ortiz, who attended a press conference with Batalla before the day started, but was within the framework of the same meeting.
Calviño and his refusal to appear in photos without women
The CNMC chief’s reproach for the lack of women at this forum is reminiscent of the rejection this month by the first vice-president of the Government. Minister of EconomyNadia Calviño to pose for a photo at a meeting about business leadership due to the absence of women.
“Women are not just there, they must be seen and heard, and whenever I have the opportunity, I have impressed and sought to develop. visibility of women not only at the national level, but also at international events and forums,” Calviño said about this situation in an interview with Antena 3 collected by Europa Press.
As Calviño explains, what happened is not an “individual gesture” but rather “a gesture”. deep feminist faith“which, as he assures, deployed throughout his career.