Save the Posidonia Free parking

private vehicles entering the capital by enabling drivers to leave their cars for free and take public transport instead.

The new car parks will be built in Arta, Andratx, Bunyola, Calvia, Campos, Capdepera, Consell, Felanitx, Inca, Llucmajor, Manacor, Muro, Petra, sa Pobla, Pollença, Satanyi, Santa

Glass ceiling

THE so­called ‘glass ceiling’ for women in business persists in the Balearic Islands.

According to a report by the Informa D&B group entitled ‘Study on the presence of women in Spanish business’, only 24 per cent of companies based in the islands have at least 40 per cent of female directors on their managing boards.

The figure is almost identical to the national average for Spain, although in certain regions such as the Canary Islands, Asturias and Galicia, the figures are higher ­ up to 26.6 per cent.

Other parts of the country score much lower, such as Melilla, where only 16.6 per cent of firms have a minimum of 40 per cent women directors.

The report also focuses on self­employed workers.

In the Balearics, up to 35.6 per cent of women are selfemployed ­ one of the lowest figures in Spain.

Regarding the main national companies on the Ibex 35 national stock exchange, the situation has improved gradually over the years.

In 2005 there were only 17 women directors, a mere 3 per cent of the total, with the figure increasing to 144 in 2021.

Posidonia oceanica, commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, is a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It forms large underwater meadows that are an important part of the ecosystem and provide food and shelter for many species of fish and other animals.

The posidonia has a very high carbon absorption capacity, being able to soak up 15 times more carbon dioxide every year than a similar sized piece of the Amazon rainforest.

María, Soller, Marratxi, Sineu and Son Servera.

Of the nearly 7,000 estimated new parking spaces, more than 5,600 will be for cars and another 1,000 for motorbikes, mopeds and reduced mobility vehicles. They will also be equipped with 298 charging points for electric cars.

A card system will be set up to ensure that the spaces are only used by drivers who take the train or bus.