The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Seven facts that show the dark reality of Spain's economic recovery The richest one percent of the Spanish population accounts for a quarter of the national wealth, according to Oxfam Intermon. https://www.thelocal.es/20180129/the-reality-of-spains-economic-growth Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:00:44 +0100 the-reality-of-spains-economic-growth Spanish Word of the Year highlights hatred of poor people The recently coined term aporofobia, translated as a fear and repudiation of poor people, has been chosen as the word of 2017 for “giving a name to a palpable reality”. https://www.thelocal.es/20171229/spanish-word-of-the-year-highlights-hatred-of-poor-people-aporofobia Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:10:18 +0100 spanish-word-of-the-year-highlights-hatred-of-poor-people-aporofobia Spain ranks among worst for kids at risk of poverty A new report reveals that Spain is among the worst developed countries for childhood inequality, with more than a third of children at risk of poverty. https://www.thelocal.es/20160415/one-in-three-spanish-children-at-risk-of-poverty Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:20:20 +0200 one-in-three-spanish-children-at-risk-of-poverty Spain: Inequality leaps as rich get richer and poor get poorer Out of the OECD group of most advanced or emerging economies, Spain is the nation where inequalities have risen the second-most - far more than even crisis-hit Greece or emerging Mexico, according to a report by aid group Oxfam https://www.thelocal.es/20160119/spains-rich-get-richer-as-poor-get-poorer Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:56:41 +0100 spains-rich-get-richer-as-poor-get-poorer Gap widens between Spain's rich and poor The gap between the rich and poor of Spain has widened during the economic crisis, a new report on income inequality has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.es/20150521/gap-widens-between-spains-rich-and-poor Thu, 21 May 2015 16:55:35 +0200 gap-widens-between-spains-rich-and-poor Backward step: Spain's gender gap grows The new report from the influential World Economic Forum has named Spain and Greece as the two European countries with the greatest rise in gender inequality since 2006 in terms of political power, economic participation, education and health. https://www.thelocal.es/20141028/women-fare-worse-as-spains-gender-gap-grows Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:15:00 +0100 women-fare-worse-as-spains-gender-gap-grows Women 'big losers' as Spain's salary gap grows The pay gap between women and men Spain is higher than average for the EU and the country is one of only a handful where wage inequality is one the rise, a new report reveals. https://www.thelocal.es/20140228/gender-pay-gap-in-spain-is-getting-worse Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:33:00 +0100 gender-pay-gap-in-spain-is-getting-worse