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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ashifa Kassam in Madrid

‘We all identify with Jenni’: Spanish women share their shocking stories of sexism

Jenni Hermoso holding the Women's World Cup trophy
Women shared anonymous workplace stories prompted by the experience of Jenni Hermoso. Photograph: Manu Fernández/AP

More than 200 women from across Spain have anonymously shared their personal experiences of sexism or abuse of power in the workplace, as the reckoning sparked by Luis Rubiales’ unsolicited kiss spills into other spheres of Spanish society.

Since mid-August Spain has been in the grip of a national conversation over sexism in football after the federation president grabbed the player Jenni Hermoso by the head, pulled her towards him and planted a kiss on her lips at the World Cup medal ceremony in Sydney.

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