- The presence of women has been predominant in the last decade and advances every year in all public administrations, mainly in the autonomous communities.
- There are sectors, such as Education and Health, where the female presence exceeds 71% and 75%, respectively.
- On the contrary, in sectors such as the Armed Forces or the State Security Forces and Bodies, the male presence is much higher.
The presence of women in all public administrations has been predominant in the last decade and advances every year.
In 2010 there were already more women, 1.42 million (52.71%) than men, 1.27 million (47.28%). And in 2020, according to the latest statistical bulletin of personnel serving public administrations, published last December, the presence of women is even greater, because public administrations in Spain have 2,598,481 troops, of which 1.47 million are women (56.76%) and 1.12 million are men (43.23%).
Public sector of the Autonomous Communities
By public administrations, where the presence of women has grown the most in the Public Sector of the Autonomous Communities, which has 1,528,917 personnel, of which more than double, 1,036,902 (67.8%) are women and 492,015 (32.2%) men.
The upward trend in the female presence is permanent, although in 2010, the autonomous communities had 930,780 (64.5%) women compared to 512,898 (35.5%) men.
It should be taken into account that Education and Health, sectors where the presence of women is very important, are services, with their corresponding personnel, transferred to the autonomous communities.
Public Sector of Local Government
Today, the local authorities have 553,633 troops, practically with gender equality between their employees and public employees, although, with a slight advantage of women, 277,460 (50.11%), over men, 276,173 (49.88%).
The evolution in the last decade has been favorable to the female presence, and in 2020, women outnumber men. In 2010, on the other hand, men had a greater presence, 348,746 (53%) than women, 309,159 women (47%).
State Public Sector
The State Public Sector still has an imbalance on the road to equality, with approximately two-thirds of men and one-third of women. It is due, traditionally and also today, to the greater male presence in the Armed Forces and the State Security Forces and Bodies that unbalances the figures of the Sector as a whole.
In 2010, the State Public Sector had 413,062 men (69.5%) and 181,070 women (30.5%). In 2020, the distances are virtually the same. Of the 515,931 personnel in the State Public Sector, 355,284 are men (68.9%) and 160,647 women (31.1%).
However, the General Administration of the State (Public Sector of the State excluding FFAA and FCSE), composed of the staff of ministries and their public agencies, has 230,395 troops, practically with equal presence of men, 117,460 (51 per cent), and women, 112,935 (49 per cent).
There are important sectors in public administrations where the female presence, which was already high ten years ago, continues to increase. This is the case of non-university teachers, with 71.1% of women versus 28.9% of men.
More important is the presence of women in the health sector integrated into the National Health System, where women, who were 70.3% in 2010, already reach 75.3%, that is, they occupy three out of four jobs.
The opposite is found historically, today also, in the Armed Forces, with 102,521 men (87.1%) and 15,133 women (12.9%). Also in the State Security Forces and Bodies, currently with 56,890 men (84.5%) and 10,390 women (15.5%) in the National Police Corps, and 70,112 men (92.3%) and 5,834 women (7.7%) in the Civil Guard.