The journalist Silvia Intxaurrondo or the prosecutor Dolores Delgado will be recognized by the Government Delegation in Madrid next Friday, March 8. It will be the first edition of the ‘8M awards. 8 Women, 8 Reasons’, on the occasion of the celebration of International Women’s Day, in which they will be awarded as reported by the state organization in a press release.
The call was launched in the month of February by the Delegation, with an open period during which citizens, associations and institutions could present the candidatures of women who, with everyday or extraordinary stories, are an example of improvement and fight for equality. Specifically, Silvia Intxaurrondo made headlines this Monday for her high salary at TVE and her renewal after a tough interview with opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijoo.
Finally, the Delegation has decided to distinguish with its eight recognitions of this edition to Francisca Lozano, ‘shopkeeper against all odds’. About to turn 93 in May, he is still in his longtime store, located in the Madrid town of Torrelaguna, ordering the fruit, greeting the neighbors, the different generations that pass through ‘La Puerta del Sol’, where He locates his store, and always with a smile for everyone.
“Symbol of Torrelaguna, Paquita is an example of courage and hard work, an example for her family and for everyone who wants to know her story,” highlights the department directed by Francisco Martín.
The next recognized is María Teresa Gallego Ergueta for the visibility of women and girls with disabilities. She is vice president of CERMI Comunidad de Madrid, patron of the CERMI Mujeres Foundation, president of national ASPAYM and present in other associations in favor of the rights of people with disabilities.
She is recognized “for her capacity for work and dedication to people with disabilities in general and people with neurological diseases, in particular, spinal cord injuries, and for being a pioneer in giving visibility to the reality and rights of women and girls with disabilities.” disability in the Community of Madrid. She is an activist committed to the causes surrounding women and girls with disabilities. She has been defending the human rights of these women and girls for 24 years, she highlights.
will also be recognized Benita Navacerrada López, “a life of struggle for memory”. She was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes on March 24, 1932, when she was 6 years old, her mother and father were imprisoned. The couple’s 5 children were left alone, the eldest was 16 and she was 6. During the Colmenar exhumations, which lasted for a long time, not a single day was missed. She is also a member of the Truth Commission Association of San Sebastián de los Reyes.
The Government Delegation also rewards Dolores Delgado, former socialist minister of Justice and current prosecutor of the Democratic Memory and Human Rights Chamber. She was previously Attorney General of the State and prosecutor of the anti-jihadist fight in recognition “of her career, her professional career and her fight for feminism in Spain and equality between women and men.” Various associations have highlighted her on various occasions for her work in favor of the recovery of Democratic Memory, they point out.
Likewise, it will be recognized Esmeralda Bargueño Martín, first trans councilor of the Community of Madrid. She holds her position as delegate councilor for Equality, Diversity and Social Movement in the Mejorada del Campo City Council. She is from Buenos Aires by birth and has 9 sisters.
She lives and cares for two of her sisters who have a disability. She is a well-known and loved person in her municipality, with a permanent position as an official for more than 25 years in the town’s City Council, as a janitor.
POSTHUMOUS RECOGNITION
The Government Delegation also recognizes Itziar Castro for her “fight for feminism” and diversity. Recognition, posthumously, to the Spanish actress who died on December 8 and was very involved in the fight for feminism, LGTBI+ rights “and the beauty of all body types.”
Also recognized will be Women Irene Niño Gonzalo, chief inspector of the Family and Women’s Care Unit in the National Police and Felicitas Carrillo Rosado, first corporal assigned to the Madrid Command Headquarters, in Tres Cantos.
Finally, Silvia Intxaurrondo, “the face of information, presenter of TVE’s ‘La hora de la 1’ and Ondas Nacional de Televisión Award for Best Presenter, will be awarded.
All of them will be received on Friday, March 8 at 10 a.m. by Francisco Martín at the Delegation headquarters, in an event that will be attended by authorities and guests, in addition to being open to the media.
