"Female head of Spanish business group ‘avoids hiring women aged 25-45’", 3 Oct 2014

...[O]n Friday, Mónica Oriol was accused of blatant sexism, after the president of the Círculo de Empresarios said she preferred hiring women over the age of 45 or under 25 so as to avoid “the problem” posed by employees who become pregnant...[S]he argued that women’s rights in the workplace had become overly regulated in Spain, to the point where they were isolating women from professional careers...Oriol continued with a piece of advice to women. “The sacrifice to reach top positions comes with a price; either you marry a bureaucrat or you have a husband who loves children.”...A 2014 report by PricewaterhouseCoopers noted that Spain falls near the bottom of OECD countries when it comes to the integration of women in the workplace. Looking at equality, pay and proportion, the study ranked Spain 23rd out of 27 countries...