The City Council's Equal Opportunities "is constituted as a structure of participation and consultative in nature which keeps track of all activities related to women's equality in the locality."
The new Council consists of 16 women representatives of local groups and associations to "increase the implementation of affirmative action for all profiles lumbrerense population."
Friday October 21, 2011.
Puerto Lumbreras City Council has renewed the new City Council Equal Opportunities, with the aim of "increasing the monitoring and implementation of new policies on equality in the locality."
So, the Councillor for Equal Opportunities, Gázquez Catherine has been responsible for chairing the meeting of the new Council, "which seeks to launch new projects and initiatives that fit the current reality and needs of women lumbrerenses'.
Thus, the City Council for Equal Opportunity in Puerto Lumbreras dynamic addresses equality policies, and related analysis dealing with the participation of women in social, cultural and political criteria.
In addition, the City Council for Equal Opportunities is responsible for reporting on local initiatives relating to women in Puerto Lumbreras, and makes proposals for action in the area of ​​women: reconciling work and family life, access to employment, access the business world, cultural activities, integration on boards, training, information and advice.
In this sense, the Councillor for Equal Opportunities, explained that the new council "will provide the lumbrerenses women greater participation in municipal decision-making, offering the possibility to make proposals on improving equality policies developed in our locality ' .
Thus, the new Municipal Council incorporates women representatives of local associations such as the Association of Housewives Peñas Blancas, Foreign Women's Association 'New Hope Women's Association for the Advancement of' The Esparragal ', or the Association of Friends Without Borders.
In addition to these four women, the new council was formed with the participation of two other women representing municipal councils as sustainable development and greater, and five other women living in Puerto Lumbreras from various backgrounds and ages "for the contributions make the board benefiting all of society and the creation of new programs of care for women with actions that contribute to the elimination of direct and indirect discrimination. "
Finally, also part of the Council Councillor for Equal Opportunities, Lina Gázquez, as vice president and the councilors of the Presidency and Public Safety, Education and Social Policy and Development and European Projects, in addition to the Secretary of the City of Port Lumbreras, and a technique of local government.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras