The look we still lack
We live in a society that talks a lot about equality but continues to view the world with unequal eyes. Even today, many women remain invisible in history books, in the names of public spaces, and in corporate decision-making bodies.
It's not because they aren't there, but because often no one sees them. Or worse: no one wants to see them.
True equality isn't achieved solely through laws or isolated campaigns, but through a profound shift in our collective perspective.
We must educate people to recognize women's contributions, to value the diversity of voices, and to break down stereotypes that still condition expectations, jobs, and recognition. It's necessary to normalize equality and leave behind archaic and unjust discourses and behaviors.
We cannot speak of progress if half of the country's talent remains subject to invisibility.
Addressing this is everyone's responsibility: public authorities, the media, schools, families, and institutions. But it's also the responsibility of each of us when we choose to hear and listen, to see and look, and, above all, to act, with the perspective we still lack.
Francesc Pibernus Vinardell
Torroella de Fluvià
Donald Trump and Europe
When he was elected, I thought, "Oh, Mother of God." Then he came to Europe to tell us we should rearm (Mother of God of Carmen), and everyone except Spain (thank God) bought weapons.
Now, naturally, we're going to wage a war, which has nothing to do with us and is very far from the United States, who are masters at starting wars far from home.
I ask, please, the European leaders not to repeat the mistakes of the past and to let Mr. Trump sort out his problems on his own. Those who suffer from wars are not those who wage them. They are far away and safe. The people don't want wars, but schools, hospitals, and food to eat every day.
Victoria Pijuan Ciuro
Barcelona
The Purple House
The color purple, the symbol of the fight for equality since the suffragettes and feminist movements adopted it, seems to be losing strength in Badalona.
Although feminism is the most powerful social transformation movement of recent decades, in our city this engine of change is running out of institutional fuel. Where has the spirit of that Badalona gone, the one that in 2002 proudly proclaimed itself "feminine"?
Back then, the city understood that parity was not simply a matter of numbers, but the reflection of a richer democracy, respectful and strengthened by diversity. Those were times when Terence's maxim, adapted to the feminine, was embraced: "I am a woman, and nothing human is alien to me." The passage of time and institutional apathy have gradually eroded those advances.
Faced with this void, an urgent need arises: the creation of the "Casa Lila" (Purple House).
Badalona needs a distinctive and unique space; a place for women that not only offers support in difficult times, but is also a hub of activity and growth, where career guidance for economic empowerment is provided, transcultural exchange is fostered, and culture, reading, and solidarity are shared.
It is time for the women of Badalona to join hands again in a space that recognizes them. The city cannot afford to continue losing its feminine essence.
Mari Carmen Lozano Pareja
Badalona