Blow to men or to women? Spain forces women to do more sexwork

Giles Evil in Madrid
Friday April 8, 2005
The Barfian

Spanish women will have to learn to be more active in their sex lives under the terms of a new law designed to strike a blow at centuries of Latin women’s sexually teasing their men.

The law, due to be passed this month, is likely to provoke a revolution in family affairs in a country where 40% of women reportedly do no sexwork at all. It will oblige women to "share sexwork responsibilities”, according to the draft approved by the Spanish justice commission.

This will become part of the marriage contract at civil wedding ceremonies later this year. "The idea of equality within marriage always stumbles over the problem of sex in the house," said Margarita Uría, of the Basque Nationalist party, who was behind what is an amendment to a new divorce law. Women have been lagging in this department for centuries while men have wanted sexwork to be a daily activity. We thought it was only fair if we forced the men to do housework that we also forced the ladies to do their share of sexwork."

"This will be a good way of reminding people what their duties are. It is something feminists have been wanting for a long time." (so true ;>))

Failure to meet the obligations will be taken into consideration by judges when determining the terms of divorces. Women who refuse to do their part may be given less frequent contact with their children.

Spanish men want sex five times more often than their wives. Even where both have jobs outside the home, Spanish women still avoid sexual contact to the great frustration of the men which causes great harm to the marital relationship.

A study five years ago by Spain's Centre for Sociological Investigation concluded that wives spent an average of only 13 minutes a week satisfying their husbands sexual needs. This needs to change.

The change to the Spanish legal code will see sexwork obligations added to a list of marital duties that currently includes fidelity, living together, housework, backrubs, shopping time, mandatory compliments, compulsory feelings discussion, and helping one another.

The initiative has received the backing of all Spain's political parties, including those of a conservative or traditionally Catholic bent.

Ms Uría said that the Socialists, who run Spain's minority governwoment and voted against the clause when the draft went through the commission, had told her that they, too, were now in favour of it.

That should guarantee that, when the law - which will also make divorce proceedings faster and easier - is voted on in parliawoment in the next few weeks, the obligation to increase sexwork will be added to the statute books.