The four municipal political groups with institutional representation have raised a joint motion to be discussed at the regular plenary meeting in February, coinciding with the celebration of the International Women's Day, which is commemorated on 8 March. Institutional manifesto that this year carries "Without equality there is no democracy".
In the motion, among other demands, request to return the economic items for equality policies and fight against gender violence to levels at least similar to those of 2010, as well as to recover the Institute for Women in the Region Of Murcia as body responsible for coordinating and implementing equality policies in this autonomous community.
In addition, it is proposed that the Equality Observatory for the Region of Murcia, as provided for in Law 7/2007 of 4 April, for Equality between Women and Men, and Protection against Gender Violence in the Region Of Murcia.
Likewise, it is requested the provision of permanent finalist grants to municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants who have no equal agent and to municipalities with regional competencies to recruit agents in this area;
And the specific training and transversal to the personnel of the Public Function and to the service of the Autonomic Administration that intervenes in the processes and means of communication.
The joint proposal suggests the elaboration of a Basic Services and Social Benefits Portfolio that guarantees the integral assistance of women victims of gender violence, as well as their daughters and children and guarantees the attention to women with specific problems.
It is also proposed to develop a Regulation to develop the articles of the Equality Law of the Region of Murcia 7/2007 concerning the area of education and prevention of gender violence, coeducation articles 30 to 33 and prevention of gender violence , Articles 42 to 46.
Finally, the motion urges the Government of the Nation to repeal the Law on Rationalization and Sustainability of Local Administration that has affected social policies, negatively affecting women;
And to take necessary measures to end the huge wage gap that exists unfairly between men and women.
The motion implies that the institutional statements on March 8 can not be a means for parties to "look good," but a joint opportunity to be sensitive to the problems of women in today's society and to promote The cause of equality between men and women.
MANIFESTO MARCH 8 TOWN HALL OF TOTANA "WITHOUT EQUALITY NO DEMOCRACY"
What is conciliation? "One of the more complete definitions would be:" the balanced participation of women and men in family life and in the labor market, achieved through the restructuring and reorganization of the educational and labor systems Social resources in order to introduce equal employment opportunities, to change traditional roles and stereotypes, and to meet the needs of care and care of dependents. "
This is the theory and, along with co-responsibility, must be our goal as a society.
To this day, on this 8th of March, from the City of Totana continue denouncing that the practice is still very far from the theory.
That the conciliation in these years of crisis has been relegated as a last priority.
In spite of the fact that conciliation is a right of men and women, in practice there continues to be an almost exclusive obligation on women, to whom society continues to impose the role of caregivers, which in many cases forces them to Having to leave their jobs to devote to it.
The impossibility of reconciling and the lack of co-responsibility is one of the main problems that women encounter in terms of equal access to working life and decision-making.
According to Eurostat, Spain is the fourth conciliation country in Europe, after Luxembourg, Malta and Cyprus.
The consequences of the economic crisis are hitting women harder, either directly, with the difficulty of access to the world of work, with wage reductions, loss or precariousness of their jobs;
Or indirectly, through budget cuts in public services and social assistance.
We understand that conciliation is a fundamental right and make it possible a duty of all the involved estates, therefore it is necessary:
That Government and Public Administrations implement policies with gender perspectives and adequate budgetary support, as well as a change from the current time model to a more rational one that allows the reconciliation of personal, family and work life.
That companies, which understand the conciliation as an investment and not as an expense, and that implement measures of equality and reconciliation work, personal and family in their templates.
That the media, the educational community and society in general, that we work to break the pre-established gender roles so that conciliation ceases to be "women's thing" and that co-responsibility is a reality.
That workers 'representatives on the different Works Councils continue to strive to ensure that Collective Agreements, Equality Plans and all workplaces include measures to improve the Workers' Statute and to enable conciliation may be possible.
Because conciliation is a right and a duty of all.
