It is an organ of citizen participation, chaired by the Mayor, to continue advancing for real equality from the hand of collectives and institutions with the aim of enriching existing programs and launching new projects
The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, chaired this morning the session of constitution of the Sectoral Council for Women and Equal Opportunities of the city that has taken place in the Local Development Center with the aim of converting the municipality, hand in hand numerous social agents of the city, in a reference in terms of equality policies.
It is a participation body chaired by the Mayor, who will hold meetings periodically and in which collectives and sectors related to the field of women and equal opportunities are represented to enrich existing programs and propose new projects.
This initiative aims to work from dialogue, consensus and citizen participation, among other issues, in a realistic, functional and operational Equality Plan that brings together the various programs that already implement municipal techniques and feels the foundations of the road map that the municipality must continue in the different areas of intervention to continue advancing for real equality.
The Mayor of Lorca said that "Lorca is fortunate to have a wide range of women's groups of remarkable work and important impact on the day to day of the municipality." Women's associations are present in the different districts and neighborhoods, defending to all the neighbors and encouraging each population nucleus.The female collectives of Lorca are synonymous with culture, meetings, training, society and coexistence, because the activities they develop stand out for their breadth and variety, so our city must have with a Sectorial Council of this nature ".
Fulgencio Gil stressed that "in addition, inequality is one of the most serious problems that our society is currently suffering from, although it has been improved in many ways over the last few years, we must aspire to a single, unrenounceable objective: total equality between the sexes. We are going to settle for less, women deserve equal pay, have the same opportunities to get a job and be treated with absolute dignity, but there is a fundamental issue in terms of equality policies, one of the great scourges that Our world continues to suffer: sexist violence, for which purpose the creation of a specific commission, protected by the Council itself, will be proposed, complementing the great work carried out by the Local Coordination Table, which is composed exclusively of professionals from these fields " .
The First Edil noted that "at the first meeting of the Sectorial Council has been reported, among other issues, its operation is very similar to the Social Council, providing, mainly, advice to the Department of Equality in the subjects and initiatives object of action, promoting its progress, and information on the projects to be developed by this area of ​​municipal management during the year 2018, such as the Campaign of March 8, "International Women's Day", Commemoration of October 15, "International Day of the Rural Woman ", Campaign 25N" Against Gender Violence ", XXV Sports Meetings of Women's Groups, Hydrotherapy Workshops, Maintenance Gymnastics, Theater Project, Program for the Promotion of Women in Skills and Personal Growth in Associations and School of Summer and Christmas to conciliate and co-educate, information will also be provided regarding the CAVI, the Shelter for Victims of V
Gender Equality, the Gender Violence Coordination Roundtable and coordination with the GAPS. "
The Sectoral Council for Women and Equal Opportunities of Lorca is composed of:
President, who is the Mayor and who, in addition, represents the Sport Sector Council and the Social Council of the city.
Vice-president, who will be elected during the session.
Coordinator, figure that falls on the Councilor for Equality.
Political groups with representation in the Municipal Plenary.
Federation of Women of Women's Organizations of Lorca
Associations of women not federated
Association of Housewives, Consumers and Users of Lorca
Association of Widows "Our Lady of the Alcázar".
Regional Confederation of Business Organizations of Lorca.
Ministry of Health of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.
Illustrious Bar Association of Lorca.
Youth Council.
Federation of Neighborhood Associations.
Women and Disability Forum CERMI RM.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca