Also means
equality
Usage Note
Paridad is used in economics (paridad cambiaria — exchange-rate parity), politics (paridad de género — gender parity on candidate lists), and computing (bit de paridad — parity bit). The gender-parity sense is especially prominent in modern Spanish political discourse, where laws may require paridad on electoral slates.
Examples
"La ley exige paridad de género en las listas."
Natural Translation
The law requires gender parity on electoral lists.

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