From the Department of Women and within the development project of the First Plan for Equal Opportunities between women and men, has launched the Campaign II "Equality begins at home."
Will develop during the month of July, is engaged in reconciling work and family life is to "promote sharing responsibility for household chores as a means to educate and promote values of equality mechanisms closest reconciliation of family life. "
This should include the Children's Drawing Contest II on the division of housework.
This campaign has been recently presented by the Women Councillor and technical Fuensanta Olivares Paqui Equal Ruiz.
Launched advantage of these vacation months, "thinking that is the ideal time to restructure the development of domestic chores, enabling a balanced distribution resulting in better family functioning and the absence of conflict that this issue involves highly skilled and simple within the family can be solved. "
Fuensanta Olivares said it is "a dynamic campaign and fresh."
The council has assessed positively the last year "since last year, involving over 300 children."
The drawing winner in the 2007 competition is the lineup this season.
Both Fuensanta Ruiz Olivares as Paqui encouraged everyone to participate in this campaign.
It's going to make a division of Interactive leaflets aimed at all audiences and this year is called 'Do I hire? "
It is an interactive leaflet which proposes a model contract that parents make a written contract with their children about doing housework.
For its part, the drawing competition, children can participate aged between 4 and 12, the deadline for submission is July 25.
There are three categories according to age: 4 to 6 years, 7 to 9, and 10 to 12 years, consisting of the first prize in a check for school supplies worth 70 euros, 50 euros the second and the third 25 euros for each mode.
The drawings were presented in the Local Employment Center for Women and more information can call the phone number 968 71 67 46 and ask for the Equality Officer.
The awards ceremony will be held on July 29 at 1:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room of City Hall.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla