A Barcelona judge struck a blow for sexual equality this week by ruling that El Corte Inglés...discriminated against women at work. The ruling...comes only six months after Spain’s government approved a far-reaching new gender equality law that aims to sweep away...discrimination... El Corte Inglés...was found guilty of failing to promote women in a civil suit brought...by trade unions and Catalonia’s labour inspectorate... “We promote fewer women because our hours are long and many women, particularly mothers, do not want the extra responsibility and longer hours because they have to look after their children,” a spokesman for El Corte Inglés said. “We are a very large company and reflect society in this respect.”