Demand equality of rights between men and women and remember that women still suffer discrimination in many facets of life and society are some of the goals of International Women's Day, which was held on March 8 and the Cehegín City Council wishes to add another year.
The Culture House has hosted this evening the main event of this day, which has been attended by the mayor, José Soria, and councilors of Women and Equality, María del Mar de Béjar, Health, Pepa Carreño, Security Citizen, Maria Dolores Carrasco and Social Services, María José de Maya, along with the mayors of Culture, Forestry and Celebrations, Nicolás del Toro, Joaquin Sanchez and Ruben Marin, respectively.
During the ceremony, Maria del Mar de Béjar has read the Manifesto of Women.
Also, the Women 'propose' has presented its annual 'Cehegín for Equality' and, as in previous years, has paid tribute to different Mujere that have characterized as entrepreneurial and know reconciling work and family .
This year's honoree was Agueda Morales, linked to the textile world, who set up a small company that came to provide work for eight women Cehegín.
They have also received a mention Wonders Garcia Morales and Monica Garcia.
Councillor for Women and Equality said that the aim of the magazine by the Women 'propose' "is the promotion of gender equality and non-discrimination on grounds of sex. Addition, adds value to all roles that women have and you have to bet on conduct. "
For his part, the mayor declared that "the struggle of women for decades to have the same rights as men has made this transformation in Western society in which we live, and in which there has been the incorporation of women in all areas. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín