tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post994904328431494484..comments2023-08-05T09:14:35.297-07:00Comments on Standing in a Spanish Doorway: Dealing with domestic violence in SpainBrett Hetheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05702371494104087763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-5821897846878939512009-10-12T14:07:30.956-07:002009-10-12T14:07:30.956-07:00That's (relatively) good news! Any moves towar...That's (relatively) good news! Any moves towards equality are likely to be good one's. How's the economy holding up there? Here in Spain it's pretty grim. I suppose there is plenty of 'under-employment like here too?Brett Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702371494104087763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-62022762092802944792009-10-12T11:49:52.137-07:002009-10-12T11:49:52.137-07:00Poland is never going to win prizes for being the ...Poland is never going to win prizes for being the most woman-friendly country in Europe.<br /><br />However, you don't hear or see that many cases of domestic murders compared to Spain.<br /><br />The problem woman face here are the more traditional and less deadly problems of simultaneously surviving in a modern economy (work) and a rather conservative society (home)<br /><br />Despite this, there is still a rather charming (or patronising) ethos of chilvary towards women here. Amongst the younger and more educated things are certainly changing and couples are becoming genuinely equal at work and at home.Czarny Kothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163190792839598823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-5322320800499847532009-10-11T10:04:34.931-07:002009-10-11T10:04:34.931-07:00I don't know that song. I think it can be ster...I don't know that song. I think it can be stereotyping to say that 'machismo'[ultra male]is a bigger problem here in Spain than anywhere else, though a lot of stereotypes have a degree of accuracy in them. It's very difficult to know how people really behave behind closed doors but I certainly think that adult men and women here socialise more easily with each other (even, or particularly when) outside of sexual relationships. I actually think there's real progress with sexism here...but it's not Scandinavia yet!!!<br /><br />How is this problem in your part of the world?Brett Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702371494104087763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-63787560261896600172009-10-11T02:19:32.702-07:002009-10-11T02:19:32.702-07:00Unlike anti-Semitism, this is an issue which I cer...Unlike anti-Semitism, this is an issue which I certainly remember being on the agenda when I lived in Spain.<br /><br />Of course, it happens everywhere but the frequency of it in Spain was noticeably higher than elsewhere.<br /><br />Do you know the song 'Malo Eres'? The fact that someone wrote a song about the problem suggests it really needs addressing.<br /><br />Do you think it has anything to do with the Spanish idea of Machismo as some say, or is that just lazy stereotyping?Czarny Kothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163190792839598823noreply@blogger.com