The City Council announces the 2025 edition of the “Doña Concepción García Suárez” Awards
This award seeks to recognize individuals and organizations annually for their work promoting gender equality.
The Santiago del Teide City Council has announced the 2025 edition of the “Doña Concepción García Suárez” Awards, which aim to recognize individuals and organizations in the Canary Islands who carry out activities to eliminate discriminatory conditions and attitudes based on sex and to combat gender-based violence.
The awards, which do not include a monetary prize, will include a formal declaration of recognition for the activities and projects submitted, as well as a certificate acknowledging the award.
The award categories are as follows:
*Women in Media Awards: Any woman over 18 years of age, group, collective, association, or entity that, in the course of their work in the media (regardless of format), has distinguished themselves by breaking down barriers and stereotypes within this professional field is eligible for this award. Those who contribute to promoting the values of equality and highlighting discrimination, or conversely, by carrying out positive actions, are also eligible.
*Women in Research Award: Any woman over 18 years of age, group, collective, association, or entity that presents studies or research analyzing or exploring a specific area of reality from a gender perspective is eligible for this award. Research or studies related to the fields of health, social issues, law, psychology, education, labor, science, etc., or any area that reveals current inequalities between women and men in our society, are eligible.
*Women and Art Award: This award is open to any woman over 18 years of age, group, collective, association, or entity that, in the course of their personal, associative, cultural, professional, academic, or teaching activities, has created or developed artistic works that analyze or explore an aspect of reality from a gender perspective and contribute to the visibility of women in this cultural field.
*Women and Sport Award: This award is open to any woman over 18 years of age, group, collective, association, or entity that, through their career and/or personal or social involvement in their professional work, has distinguished themselves by promoting a gender perspective in sport as a space of tolerance and integration where women can develop and participate, with the aim of breaking down the gender gap that still exists in certain sporting disciplines and spaces that continue to perpetuate negative stereotypes about women.
*Women and Social Initiative Award: This award is open to any woman over 18 years of age, group, collective, association, or entity that, through their career and/or personal or social involvement, has distinguished itself in the fight for equal opportunities and against gender violence, promoting social change in the lives of women within their sphere of influence.
*Co-educational Project Award in Educational Centers: This award is open to schools, students, parent-teacher associations, and teachers that have incorporated equality as an objective into their educational project or planning and that are developing actions that promote gender equality at different educational levels.
*Honorary Award: This award is open to individuals or entities whose career or work has contributed to equal opportunities for women or to the eradication of gender violence in a sustained and significant way, and whose work or social contribution can serve as a role model for others.
Regarding the submission of nominations, these must be submitted to the General Registry Office of the Town Hall by January 15, 2026.
All information relating to the awards (rules, proposal template, etc.) is available at the following link:
https://sede.santiagodelteide.es/publico/edictos/2025000103
FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE MAYOR OF SANTIAGO DEL TEIDE
Concepción García was the first and, to date, only female mayor of Santiago del Teide. She served as mayor from February 5, 1933, to May 10, 1933. She began her career in the municipality as a teacher in Arguayo during the 1931/1932 academic year. During her time as a teacher, she was part of the governing committee that presided over the Santiago del Teide City Council until she was elected mayor on the aforementioned date.
Among her achievements was securing a potable water supply for the village of Arguayo.
