First ever all-female school for shepherds to open in Spain

The School for Shepherdesses of the 21st century is supported by the Spanish Association Against Depopulation and aims to combat the rural exodus of women from Cantabria. Photo: AFP

An upcoming school for female shepherds in Cantabria, Northern Spain will be the first of its kind to open in the country. The objective of the school is to increase female representation in the profession while also bringing life back to the country’s increasingly deserted rural zones.

The Escuela de pastoras del siglo XXI (School for Shepherdesses of the 21st century), “designed by women, for women”, is a project that’s being driven by the Spanish Association Against Depopulation, and which aims to redress the rural exodus of women in the region.