On March 8, International Women's Day is commemorated, a date dedicated to recognizing the struggle of women for their rights, gender equality, and full participation in society.
For this reason, every March 8 thousands of women and men take to the streets to remember that we still have not achieved real equality between women and men. It is a day for reflection, for the strengthening of collective commitment towards women and demand. With these such powerful reasons, it is a shame and a disappointment that there are still those who try to turn this date into a political weapon.
The International Women's Day should not be reduced in the search for headlines to the political adversary, even if it is about a man, it is such an important and necessary day where we must recognize not only the advances we have achieved as a society, we must make visible and analyze all those inequalities that exist today, joining forces and common objectives to reaffirm our commitment to a more just society, to a society with equality.
In Lanzarote, the Cabildo de Lanzarote, through the Service of Equality, Diversity and Gender Violence, is carrying out these days an extensive program through cultural, educational and institutional activities from the commitment as an institution for the promotion of equality in addition to raising awareness to end the structural and vicarious violence that women still suffer. For this reason, due to its importance, due to the enormous respect and consideration for this day, one must not fall into the use of bad practices that only fuel political confrontation, 8M is not about that.
Politics must be responsible, and those of us who dedicate ourselves to politics even more so. It's not about digging up statements to generate collective outrage, it's about something much more important: it's about women who continue to face labor inequalities, sexist violence, making current problems visible and promoting gender equality in the world.
To reduce this historical struggle by rummaging in political controversy is, without a doubt, a lack of sensitivity and respect towards the cause itself. Equality and its defense must be our heritage; that should be the true heritage of humanity, therefore it should not be used as a tool for confrontation, at least not this day.
March 8 must be a space to unite, not to divide without artificial controversies that divert the need to commemorate this day in addition to degrading the political debate. Simply for that, because March 8 is not about that.