Sí Podemos Canarias in the Cabildo has seen its initiative approved to recognize “women who have left their mark on the Island”. The objective is to put an end to the imbalance caused by the fact that since 1961 only three have received honors compared to almost 50 men. Curiously, the support came from the opposition of CC and PP, although the purple ones support the government of PSOE and Cs from outside, who voted against. The proposal now includes 30 women, 12 more than the original text, after the contributions of the other groups.
The spokeswoman for the purples, María José Belda, “regrets” that it was not institutional and criticizes that the PSOE has not supported it, arguing “the lack of participation of the groups that fight for equality.” Ella Belda values ”the institutional recognition” of 30 women who, she argues, “have been a fundamental part of the progress of our Island, in the cultural, social, political, academic and economic fields.”
Belda states that in this way “it contributes to the fair compensation of the unequal distribution, always in favor of men and other entities, making women invisible.” The insular spokesperson thanks, finally, “the contributions of CC and PP to enrich the original proposal.”
The proposed recognitions range from the Gold Medal of the Cabildo to the titles of Adoptive Daughter or Favorite Daughter. The modification of the Regulation of Distinctions is also promoted and it is proposed to activate the Insular Council for Women, pending formation for several years.
It was a debate by women for women starring the aforementioned Belda, Águeda Fumero (PP), Coromoto Yanes (CC), Concepción Rivero (Ciudadanos) and Priscila de León (PSOE).
The socialist counselor for Equality defends the distinctions counting on feminist organizations and rejects a list that she considers “closed”. She proposes convening the Red Tenerife Violeta to set up a working group to draw up a roadmap.
