Consell’s plenary meeting will today approve the Generalitat Administration’s III Plan for Equality between women and men, after the draft was unanimously approved by all unions on July 29. The new roadmap will apply to Generalitat’s 19,500 officials. Key innovations include an increase in wages for underclassified occupations that have been labeled “feminized” to combat the pay gap, as highlighted by the Ministry of Public Administration headed by Gabriela Bravo. In this sense, Generalitat has already set aside 6.5 million euros for this year within the scope of “The temporary wage fight against the wage gap, the rationalization and improvement of jobs”, which aims to end gender pay gaps. benches
The Equality Plan increases the age of sons or daughters from the current 18 to 23, allowing their parents to enjoy a reduction in working hours if they need special care due to a serious illness. In addition, a survey will be conducted among Generalitat Administration staff to diagnose potential indirect discrimination of women in access to work, in order to facilitate reconciliation of women and men and promote shared responsibility. Likewise, Equality Units will be strengthened and structured, their functions and the resources provided to them will be specified.
Among the new measures, necessary training will be given to include gender equality provisions in the Autonomous Administration’s public contracts and calls for assistance in competitive competition. It is also planned to promote more specific training on equality issues as well as training for women’s development and leadership. A space called Gender Equality at Generalitat will also be created on the portal used by civil servants who will collect and disseminate all communication actions on equality of the different institutions that make up the Valencian public administration.
Finally, the III Equality Plan includes the Headquarters Administration’s commitment to integrate the gender perspective in the prevention of occupational risks, ensuring that personal characteristics are taken into account, for example, when purchasing work equipment and protective equipment. for police forces and firefighters.