translated from Spanish: “Women protagonists”: The story contest that visualize women in work historically masculine

“Mujeres Protagonistas” is a short story contest promoted by the Ministry of Women and Gender equity , whose objective is to highlight the relevance of women in society through a narrative.
The event was born as a space to visualize how women have been positioned in work historically dominated by men, highlighting the empowerment of women in scientific, cultural, sporting, among others.
“We invite all the women of our country to participate in the contest, tell us their stories and experiences about the role women play in society,” said Carolina Cuevas, undersecretary of the Ministry of Women.
“We want to know through their stories, how they have opened their way and have managed to position themselves in these areas to visualize all those women trained to perform in any space of our society,” he added.
In the contest will be able to participate women over 15 years of Chilean nationality and foreign residents in all Chile, who will be able to send through the Web page www.mujeresprotagonistas.cl up to 5 tales of a maximum of 300 words.
Amparo Cornejo, vice president of sustainability and corporate affairs of Teck, emphasizes the importance of the competition to relieve the role of women in work that men have historically developed: “We seek to share and give prominence to The valuable stories of women in their different roles and experiences, and especially those that have been incorporated into work in industries as masculine as the mining company. ”
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Five prizes will be distributed in cash: $1 million for the first place and $250,000 for each of the three honorable mentions. A special prize of $500,000 will also be given for the best story about women in non-traditional areas.
The results will be released in October, in an award which will deliver a book with the best stories of “women protagonists”, which will be accompanied by their respective illustrations.

Original source in Spanish