The last legislative period highlighted a persistent question about equality across the two major blocs. Disagreements on how feminism should be defined, who counts as part of the movement, how families balance work and care, changes to maternity and paternity leave, and where the debate should head all pointed to the absence of a shared framework. Without a common foundation, a coherent equality policy remained out of reach.
Consequently, the programs of different political entities reveal wide gaps on this topic. The left’s broader equality schemes sit alongside a tabula rasa approach that Vox seeks to implement with its proposed arrangements. The debate on gender is tied to plans for family reconciliation, with the PPCV and Ciudadanos backing a law to promote it.
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PSPV – PSOE
In matters of equality, they advocate, in collaboration with 28M, benefits and more favorable conditions in public tenders for companies aligned with PSPV-PSOE. They support reconciliation and propose a protocol to combat sexist violence in training centers. Purple dots.
The Socialists reiterate their commitment to fighting prostitution within their election programs and pledge to allocate, as they claim, all proceeds from sanctions against brothels, pimps, and sex buyers to services assisting victims of the prostitution system.
PPPC
The People’s Party states it will back an employment quality program featuring measures for stability, education, and equal opportunities. The party argues it will approve Valencia’s family, work, and joint responsibility reconciliation law and, to back this, establish a PPCV support system that encourages all companies to develop and implement an equality plan. It also aims to enhance labor force participation among victims of gender-based violence.
In addition, PPCV proposes enhancing incentives for employers to promote equality plans and to improve the inclusion of those affected by gender-based violence within the workforce.
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CITIZENS
Ciudadanos favors a family protection program to support reconciliation, including flexible working hours and the provision of free services such as kindergartens and support programs. The Liberal group also promotes an autonomous agreement to standardize schedules, enabling a more flexible and compact workday that aids work-life balance.
The party argues for ensuring gender equality in its investments in sports and other Generalitat Valenciana initiatives.
COMMITMENTS
Compromís calls for active equity initiatives in Valencian companies and proposes uniting all regional resources and care centers to support women who survive sexist violence. The coalition also pledges to ratify and implement the Valencian gender equality law, which aims to reframe education with a gender-equality focus, challenge stereotypes, and equip students with tools for genuine zero tolerance of sexism.
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VOX
Vox presents a plan to roll back most current equality regulations. The far-right party contends it will repeal most equality schemes, including the Trans-autonomous Law, which it calls a threat to minors, and other gender-related laws it deems discriminatory. It claims these measures create gender-based conflict instead of advancing balance between men and women.
UNITS WE CAN ACHIEVE
Unides Podem outlines a roadmap to remove barriers for women in the workplace and to recognize care work as part of the Valencian economy. This includes accounting for unpaid work in economic policy, pushing to eliminate discrimination, sticky floors, and glass ceilings. The group also commits to increasing resources for labor inspection to punish gender-based discrimination.