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Date Published: 26/11/2021
ARCHIVED - Cartagena empowerment workshop accused of sexism
Cartagena Town Hall has been met with criticism on all sides due to their December workshop programme
A workshop meant to empower women in the municipality of Cartagena backfired after the Town Hall wanted women to participate in a “sweet therapy” Christmas cooking activity.
The workshop, based around cooking Christmas desserts, understandably caused quite a lot of backlash, as several political parties and women’s groups accused the activity of being sexist. One politician even went so far as to say that the council “wants to make Cartagena women go back half a century, to return to the clichés that took so long to banish”.
Another political party, Unidas Podemos, asked that the Town Hall “refrain from empowering women by sending them to the kitchen”.
The Mayor of Cartagena, Noelia Arroyo, did not wish to comment on the scandal and instead referred questions to her colleague, the head of the Equality department, Mr Martínez, who organised the activity workshops. Mr Martínez stated that these workshops have been taking place for years and that they are not meant to “make anyone cook or wash up”, but instead the activities are meant to encourage creative baking and “sweet therapy”.
This backlash comes just one day after the International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, which saw citizens across Spain speak out and support women’s safety and empowerment.
Image: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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