March 8, International Women's Day, Women's Day News

2026/03/08 - 12:24

Feminists have taken to the streets to claim that "another world" is possible

Thousands of people are demonstrating in the capitals and villages of the Basque Country, claiming equality, denouncing male and patriarchy violence and celebrating International Women's Day.

2026/03/08 - 09:41

The Government calls for giving equality the space it deserves

The Basque Government has made a declaration on the occasion of International Women's Day. Following the 'Give Space to Equality' campaign, it has proclaimed that advancing equality means advancing rights, freedom, well-being, respect and equal opportunities for all.

Miles de personas se han manifestado en 2025 por las calles de Pamplona para exigir la igualdad real entre hombres y mujeres, y frente al "fascismo reaccionario". La marcha, convocada por el Movimiento Feminista de Euskal Herria, ha partido desde Antoniutti para terminar en el Paseo de Sarasate y ha recorrido las calles de la capital navarra bajo el lema 'Faxismoaren kontra ausardia eta aliantza feministak' (Valentia y alianzas feministas contra el fascismo). En la manifestación han estado presentes parlamentarios forales de distinto signo político. Durante la marcha, marcada por las fuertes rachas de viento, aunque sin precipitaciones, se han gritado distintas consignas feministas, la principal, "Gora borroka feminista" (viva la lucha feminista). EFE/ Jesús Diges

2026/03/07 - 17:12

Calls for feminism and purple color will take to the streets tomorrow

On 8 March this year, there will be three demonstrations, on the one hand, as usual, by the Euskal Herria Feminist Movement in five capitals at noon, and on the other hand, by the newly created Coordinator of Abolitionist Feminists of the Basque Country in the ACV and Navarre.

2026/03/07 - 17:12

Calls for feminism and purple color will take to the streets tomorrow

On 8 March this year, three demonstrations will take place: on the one hand, as usual, the one held by the Euskal Herria Feminist Movement in five capitals at noon; on the other hand, the one held by the newly created Coordinator of Abolitionist Feminists of the Basque Country in the ACV and Navarre; on the other hand, the feminist group Itaia has also made its own call.

2026/03/07 - 12:53

Javier de Andrés defends the legacy of PP women and criticizes "monterism"

the leader of the Basque PP has called for the left to "rebuild everything it has broken" and "move away from sexism and seek a relationship of equality between men and women".

2026/03/06 - 16:15

The 8M claims have been joined by organizations and trade unions

On the eve of 8 March, municipalities, deputies and trade unions wanted to join the feminist demands. During the event, they expressed concern about the proliferation of messages against women and equality.

2026/03/06 - 14:07

Basque women spend 2.2 hours a day more than men caring for their children

These are data for the year 2024, collected in the survey published this Friday by the Basque Institute of Statistics on the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday.

Debate parlamentario monográfico sobre las reivindicaciones del 8-M y las políticas de igualdad.

2026/03/06 - 11:51

The Basque institutions have stressed in the preamble to 8 March the need to combat retrograde speeches and anti-feminism

On Sunday, 8 March, International Women's Day will be celebrated, and on the eve of the International Women's Day, messages in favour of equality and women's rights have become particularly strong in the Basque institutions.

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2026/03/06 - 11:02

Mira Elgarresta (Emakunde) does not believe that feminism has lost its place in Basque society

According to the director of Emakunde, Basque society is "well advanced" in terms of gender equality. "This does not mean that the achievements we have made are fully supported," added Elgarresta, who has warned that the reactionary speeches coming from the right have been echoed in the digital arena.

2026/03/02 - 13:37

The Bisubi Foundation has launched a network of women in the sector to project and recognize the work they have historically done in kitchens

Kitchens have historically been spaces occupied by women, but when gastronomy has become an important public space, women have become invisible.

This has been denounced today by the women cooks who make up the Bizkaia Cooking Foundation, BISUBI.

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2026/02/11 - 16:12

More than half of the scares are women in Osakidetza

On the occasion of International Women's Scientists' Day, Osakidetza has stressed that 66.5 per cent of its researchers are women, 42.5 per cent of whom lead research groups.