The City of Murcia, through the Department of Social Rights who directs Conchita Ruiz Caballero, awarded every year on March 8 (International Women's Day), the "Equality Award Murcia".
The award is intended for women of the town who have excelled in their work or personal history in favor of gender equality, being a recognition of these women and serving as a reference to citizenship for achieving real equality and effective rights of women and men.
This year, the awardees are Teresa Olivares Largo, for his career as enterprising woman of the municipality of Murcia (by company Tutete.com), your company makes custom pacifiers.
With much effort, love and devotion Tutete.com today is the first online company selling Light Puericultura of Spain.
Teresa is committed to gender equality and its business covers all measures for reconciling work and family life and equal pay for all the people who have employed.
Lourdes Santiago Fernandez also, in recognition of his work to boost the empowerment of Roma women.
His eagerness to change their reality and many other Roma people, especially women, since throughout his personal and professional career have been found with multiple barriers in society.
From the Gypsy Secretariat Foundation he has been working for many years to help change the image of the Roma community and Roma women, in continuous struggle against stereotypes and prejudices themselves and others.
They feel confident in the future, know that you can bet on your promotion while no longer feel proud of being Roma.
Finally, Josefa Esparza Sanchez, in recognition of his intense activity of social volunteering throughout his life.
Retired primary school teacher, she has developed its educational and social work in schools in the slums, promoting public school, the people and the teacher from the Movement Master of Catholic Action (MMAC), which he formed with other professionals the education.
He formed the Association for immigrants Neri with the support of the Christian community base.
Their solidarity has been increasing over the years.
His involvement with Welcomes Murcia, immigrant care association led him to fix his efforts in this group, even welcoming people at home.
It is also a tireless collaborator and volunteer centers Municipal Social Services City of Murcia, in all areas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia