The president Dina Boluarte offered a message to the Nation for International Women’s Day where, among other things, he promised to fight against machismo and violence.
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“We are aware that to promote true empowerment of women we need a structural change that allows us to eradicate one of the scourges that hits us and haunts our society: violence against women”he said and demanded maximum punishment for femicides.
Along these lines, the president added: “I promise on this day, on our day, to work for a culture that banishes that macho and patriarchal vision, because our society deserves joint work that promotes equity.”
Likewise, Boluarte recalled that she is the first female president of Peru and highlighted the effort of women to excel in aspects other than motherhood.
“In my capacity as President of the Republic, but above all as a mother, sister, daughter and wife, I want to highlight the efforts of the fighting women of the coast, mountains and jungle who, overcoming barriers and adversity, are managing to insert themselves in different spaces of society”. said.
“Now it is not only being a mother and having children, which is a tender and wonderful moment, but now the Peruvian woman seeks to develop business and professionally”expressed the president and ended her message with a few words in Quechua.
