Issue No. 1966 9 - 15 March 2023
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WOMEN’S DAY AWARDS Hotel excellence
Betty Henderson THE Diputación de Malaga held the first of three galas on Monday, March 6, in honour of International Women’s Day, to recognise the con tributions of local women in various fields including business, social work, sports, research, and culture. The event took place in Benagal bon, where nine women and organ isations from the area received an award. This year, 52 nominations were submitted for consideration, and the remaining two galas will take place on Thursday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 22. Among those selected were María García Fernández, a firefight er who helped in the rescue effort for the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, a the Esperanza Axarquía Breast Cancer Association, and Ed uarda Rando Montañez an advocate for gender equality and social ad vances in Rincon de La Victoria. THE ‘En Femenino’ art ex hibition opened in Al muñecar just in time for International Women’s Day. The exhibition has been met with great suc cess and critical acclaim since its opening night on Saturday, March 4. The exhibition is open each day at the Casa de la Cultura from 6pm until 9pm until Saturday, March 18 and features over 50 works of art cre ated by 18 talented wom en to put a spotlight on art by women. The exhibition is part of the town’s celebrations for International Wom en’s Day, and raises inter esting questions about
Photo credit: Diputación de Málaga (via Facebook)
AXARQUIA shone brightly in the latest report from the re gional hospitality board, the Association of Hotel En trepreneurs of the Costa del Sol (Aehcos). The body pro jected a hotel occupancy rate of 69.18 per cent for the whole region during the long weekend, also known as the Puente de Andalucia at the end of February.
Axarquia performed par ticularly well against its more popular neighbouring area, the Costa del Sol in the projection. Malaga City came out on top in terms of hotel occupancy rates, with 77.58 per cent, followed by Nerja, with a rate of 57.49 per cent. Occupancy esti mates for the whole month told a similar tale. Photo credit: Aehcos (via email)
Women from Axarquia receive awards recognising their outstanding contributions to society.
The ceremony aims to highlight the accomplishments of women and encourage gender equality across the province. The gala also raises awareness about challenges that women continue to face in their personal and professional lives.
The awards ceremony was part of a regional programme of events to mark International Women’s Day, which included workshops, talks and shows focused on gender equality and combatting gender based violence in more than 40 towns.
Women in art Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Almuñécar
The opening to the ‘En Femenino’ exhibition was the perfect prelude to celebrations for International Women’s Day.
the role of women in art both past and present. The exhibition also en courages visitors to re
flect on the female gaze. Over the centuries, women have been marginalised in the art
world, despite their many contributions. Their art has been underappreciat ed and misunderstood, and they have been rele gated to the background. This exhibition challenges these stereotypes and asks important questions about what the female perspective means for hu manity. The exhibition’s launch event was wellattended and featured a stunning performance by Laura López Zárraga, who capti vated the audience with poetry accompanied by beautiful music by Denis Katchadourian and dance by Beltrán Fernández Clavijo.
The regional hospitality body, Aehcos released its projections for Axarquia ahead of the Día de Andalucía bank holiday.