Daniela Sofia Galeana Gaspar, Grade 11
UWC ISAK Japan
3462, that's the number of women murdered in Mexico in the span of a year. It gets worse over the past four years that number actually turns into 13000. Femicide, according to the Oxford Dictionary of Gender Studies refers to “The deliberate killing of a woman. Femicide is a sex-based hate crime”. Still, its implications are in continuous debate. For example, it is still not entirely accepted that the murder of a woman as a result of domestic violence should be considered femicide.
Since the new governmental term in Mexico in 2018, there have been around thirteen thousand femicides. But this outraging gender-based violence has many more effects on Mexican society. It is a clear violation of women's autonomy thus it has an impact on every aspect of life. A clear example is that in the educational field, female students are constantly subjected to physical, psychological, and sexual violence (including cases of harassment and sexual harassment) by a teacher or others. The ENDIREH reports that in Mexico 592,000 women suffered sexual harassment or harassment in the last school where they studied, around 156,000 young people suffered physical aggression and around 292,000 women suffered humiliation. As published in the report of gender-based educational violence of the attorney general of the republic, violence in school can be manifested in many ways. Being ignored for being women when carrying out specific activities. Being excluded from sports. Being subject to retaliation for not accepting proposals of a sexual nature from someone with a hierarchical position in the school. Being discharged for being pregnant. Being attacked for not complying with the traditional feminine stereotype. Receive insults, comments, and sexual humiliation from their peers. And being pushed to have sex in exchange for grades.
To this day this issue has never been addressed with the degree of importance that it needs. This means that gender violence is not only condoned by the system, it is also abused and used as a tool for oppression. Everyone has the right to exist within a safe space that provides them with the tools and resources to exercise their rights.
Since the new governmental term in Mexico in 2018, there have been around thirteen thousand femicides. But this outraging gender-based violence has many more effects on Mexican society. It is a clear violation of women's autonomy thus it has an impact on every aspect of life. A clear example is that in the educational field, female students are constantly subjected to physical, psychological, and sexual violence (including cases of harassment and sexual harassment) by a teacher or others. The ENDIREH reports that in Mexico 592,000 women suffered sexual harassment or harassment in the last school where they studied, around 156,000 young people suffered physical aggression and around 292,000 women suffered humiliation. As published in the report of gender-based educational violence of the attorney general of the republic, violence in school can be manifested in many ways. Being ignored for being women when carrying out specific activities. Being excluded from sports. Being subject to retaliation for not accepting proposals of a sexual nature from someone with a hierarchical position in the school. Being discharged for being pregnant. Being attacked for not complying with the traditional feminine stereotype. Receive insults, comments, and sexual humiliation from their peers. And being pushed to have sex in exchange for grades.
To this day this issue has never been addressed with the degree of importance that it needs. This means that gender violence is not only condoned by the system, it is also abused and used as a tool for oppression. Everyone has the right to exist within a safe space that provides them with the tools and resources to exercise their rights.
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