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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the award ceremony of the students who excelled in the text writing competition held during the current school year, with gender equality as a central theme. The competition, organised by the Interdepartmental Committee for Gender Equality of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, in cooperation with the Committee for Gender Equality in Employment and Vocational Education of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, is part of a broader effort to raise awareness among the school community about the existence of gender stereotypes in school life.
Gender equality is a fundamental value, a fundamental right and a key principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights. To ensure this value, the European Union has developed a Gender Equality Strategy for 2020-2025 to address gender-based violence, gender discrimination and structural inequality between women and men.
Gender equality is also included as a priority in the President's Governance Programme, which emphasises a human-centred approach to education with the aim of establishing principles, values and skills that distinguish democratic and critically thinking active citizens of our society. In this context, we seek to further enrich our educational programmes with actions that promote empathy, gender equality, respect for diversity, the prevention and treatment of bullying and the cultivation of environmental awareness. I am also referring to sex education, which aims to promote mutual respect between the sexes and to develop children's self-protection.
Through our proposals, we aim to create an educational system in which every child, every young person has the opportunity to cultivate their talents and abilities to the fullest extent through flexible and innovative learning processes. In addition, we promote actions that empower schools and foster a strong preventive attitude towards incidents of any discrimination based on gender or other factors, through the implementation of the Code of Conduct against Racism in Schools and the Guide for the Management and Recording of Racist Incidents.
In this competition, students were invited to submit their own thoughts and opinions, describing a school where all children are treated equally. The interest, the increased participation and the way in which they tackled the issue leave very optimistic messages. Reading their writings critically, one can see examples of their vision of a school where all children experience a stereotype-free environment, have rich learning opportunities, enjoy inclusive rights and feel protected and free, without discrimination based on their gender.
Their vision is our vision. Recognizing the responsibility we have as a State and as a Ministry to achieve this vision, we will continue to work with dedication to implement the plans we adopt.
In closing, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the teachers and educators who worked and inspired creativity in children, the Competition Jury, the Commission for Gender Equality in Employment and Vocational Education and the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, for the financial support of the Competition and the sponsorship of the prizes, as well as the Interdepartmental Committee of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth for the coordination of the whole action.
I am absolutely sure that, with our children as protagonists, we will succeed in creating a society based on equality and respect.
IP
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