{"id":5123,"date":"2018-03-09T21:31:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:31:24","slug":"women-gather-to-mark-international-women-s-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/women-gather-to-mark-international-women-s-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Women gather to mark International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5123\" class=\"elementor elementor-5123\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b09baa0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b09baa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6792b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f6792b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second of two days recognizing the contributions of women to the social and economic growth of civilization began 10 a.m. March 3 in the Sierra Vista Elementary School Cafeteria.<\/p><p>It included three speakers:<\/p><p>\u2022 Keynote speaker Sayra Vasquez, a reporter and local personality for KFTV Channel 21-Univision, a Fresno station<\/p><p>\u2022 Matthew Ari Jendian, Ph.D., a Fresno State professor and chair of sociology and director of humanities<\/p><p>\u2022 Barbara Flores, Ph.D., a professor and researcher at San Bernardino State<\/p><p>The event also will include free food, entertainment, a mini spa experience, local folkloric dancers, community resources, self defense lessons and a fashion show.<\/p><p>A kickoff International Women\u2019s Day event was hosted by Madera Votes March 3 at Mari\u2019s Restaurant in downtown Madera. It presented an opportunity for the men and women in attendance to hear from self-actualizing women how they had become successful.<\/p><p>Madera City Councilwoman Cece Foley Gallegos, Madera Police Sgt. Alicia Keyser, and Visalia motivational speaker Alexandra Torres told how they juggled the demands of family lives and successful careers.<\/p><p>Gallegos, a teacher, sent three daughters through college before embarking on a side career of grassroots politics. She is in her first term as a city councilwoman, and also has proven herself to be a leader among her fellow council members.<\/p><p>Keyser reared a family while working on her long-term ambition to become a police officer. Her latest achievement was to become the first female police sergeant on the Madera police force.<\/p><p>Torres began her life as a problem drinker and a drug addict, but turned her life around when she discovered she could help others turn their lives around by working as a motivational speaker and counselor. She earned a master\u2019s degree and has spoken to audiences of hundreds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second of two days recognizing the contributions of women to the social and economic growth of civilization began 10 a.m. March 3 in the Sierra Vista Elementary School Cafeteria. 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