INTERPORC highlights the increase in women in charge of pig farms: “clear examples of success and modernization”
In the case of leadership positions such as farm manager, women account for 18.8%, a figure that has increased substantially in recent years, but which, according to Herranz, “also reminds us that there is still a long way to go.”
For this reason, the Director General of INTERPORC advocates “making visible the work of women in leadership positions as a source of inspiration for the new generations”. And in the same time, he added that equality plans and policies to support rural women are essential to promote their inclusion and guarantee the generational change necessary for the sustainability of the sector.
Women's figures in the pig sector
The pig sector generates almost 65,000 direct jobs occupied by women, which represents 42% of the total number of jobs in the sector. Of these, 48.4% are part of primary production (31,460), 47.6% correspond to the processing industry (30,940) and finally 4% are generated in cooperatives or integrating companies (2,600).
This is a very large group and is particularly important due to the impact that these women have in rural areas, where pork farming is present in 39% of municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.
Rural women, Herranz stressed, "play an essential role both economically and in terms of population fixation in rural Spain. Their significant participation in the pig sector contributes to maintaining essential services in villages and guarantees the future of our municipalities".
Finally, Herranz reaffirmed "our commitment to continue supporting rural women and to help ensure that there are more women leading successful projects and having the opportunity to create and manage farms".
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