The Yaiza City Council wanted to commemorate this March 8 by remembering "the historical value of women in the construction of the welfare state in the Canary Islands and in the world, and their empowerment in society, with notable advances in decision-making in public and private entities, project leadership, notoriety in fields such as education, science, sports, entrepreneurship or art, among others." However, it states that we must not forget that "not only are there many goals to achieve, but to this concern is now added the evident risk of loss of rights and freedoms due to Covid-19."
To make this visible, through the Department of Equality led by Daniel Medina, the City Council has launched 'Extraordinary Women', a new awareness campaign that the City Council is disseminating through a video, emphasizing the constant struggle of women in search of equality and social justice that never arrives. The video stars women workers from different municipal areas serving citizens.
In addition, the mayor of Yaiza, Óscar Noda, and the spokespersons of the political groups with municipal representation participated this Monday in the symbolic and commemorative act of International Women's Day in the Plaza de la Casa Consistorial. "It is important to continue demanding equality and rights, and it is also very important this year to remember the work of the healthcare women who have given their all, and even their lives, in the fight against covid-19," said the mayor.
The Yaiza City Council points out that the United Nations has warned of the disproportionate role of women in the response to the pandemic, including as front-line health workers and as caregivers at home, stressing that women's unpaid care work has increased significantly as a result of the closure of schools and the increased needs of the elderly. "A job that is very visible but that we must value in its fair measure," added the mayor.
For the southern Consistory "gender violence cannot be ignored this long year of pandemic". "The confinement condemned women who were physically and psychologically abused to live all day with their abuser and often with little family support or legal and health assistance," the institution points out.
"We pride ourselves on talking about equality, but it is true that we are installed in the culture of simulated equality, as members of feminist movements rightly warn. Simulated equality at home, at work and in society in general," concluded the mayor of Yaiza.
