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The Councilor for Equality of the City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martínez, and the Director General of Women and Equality of Opportunities of the CARM, Alicia Barquero, have visited the "School for Reconciling and Coeducar" in which more than 70 children from Lorca have worked and played with cut-out dolls of both sexes, being able to choose which profession or activity they want to develop

The Councilor for Equality of the City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martínez, and the General Director of Women and Equality of Opportunities of the Autonomous Region of Murcia, Alicia Barquero, visited this morning the "School for Reconciling and Coeducar" in the involving more than 70 children from Lorca to present the campaign "Equality is played from childhood", which encourages the purchase of non-stereotyped toys

Juan Francisco Martínez explained that "" Equality is played since childhood "is the campaign that has promoted the Ministry of Family and Equal Opportunities in the face of the Christmas season to encourage the purchase of non-sexist toys. as adults to encourage the choice of free play, and that children do not feel compelled to acquire certain roles conditioned by their sex. "

Councilman Equality has indicated that "starting from the premise that the game is a plot that occupies much of the lives of children, it is important that children and adults are aware that equality must be worked in all areas. In this sense, in order to achieve a real egalitarian society in the future, we must educate in values ​​of equality and without stereotypes that condition children, whatever they want to be, regardless of their sex.

Martinez added that "the campaign" Equality is played since childhood "that has been launched at the Popular University for the completion of the Christmas Schools and in various municipal venues of the city aims that schoolchildren work and play with cut-out dolls of both sexes, being able to choose what profession or activity they want to develop ".

The Edil de Igualdad, on the other hand, has explained that "the program" Schools to Conciliate and Coeducar ", promoted by the Department of Equality and subsidized by the European Social Fund and the CARM, aims to develop in the municipality of Lorca services of reconciliation of work and private life, covering the care needs of children aged between 3 and 12 years, enrolled in the centers of Early Childhood and Primary Education of the municipality.These conciliation services will cover the needs of child care and girls, in part of the non-school periods, while their fathers and mothers are working or receiving training for employment. "

Juan Francisco Martínez stressed that "from the City of Lorca we consider it necessary to develop programs such as these" Schools to Reconcile and Coeducate "since the reconciliation of work, family and personal life is valued as an essential strategy for the achievement of equality of Women and men also contribute to a new social and economic organization, where women and men can make compatible the different areas of their lives: employment, family and leisure and personal time ".

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca