Did you know that according to INEI, 63% of women have suffered from violence in Peru?
Gender violence is a social problem throughout the world as it has increased in recent years. It is called any action that seeks to harm and discriminate against a person because of the gender they belong to, where an abuse of power exists. This issue is not foreign to anyone because at some point in our lives we have witnessed or been part of this type of aggression, and we have simply remained silent and have not acted.
It is important to note that gender violence is not only from a man to a woman, it is also viced versa or even from a man to a man and from a woman to another one. Gender violence is not an isolated problem, it is an issue that encompasses psychological, sexual, physical violence, etc. Some books point out that gender violence inhibits the ability of women to enjoy rights and freedoms on an equal footing, through relationships of domination, submission, and subordination.
In recent decades, different NGOs, governments and international organizations have sought ways to disappear violence against women. However, some data indicate that despite the efforts, violence has not stopped. A study conducted in 2021 by MIMP’s National Aurora Program, showed that just in 2021 occurred 136 femicides, 5 more than the registered in 2020. But, why does violence against women exist in the first place? Let us ask ourselves and the answer is easy. There is a thought inherited from generation to generation for thousands of years that says that men are the strong one and can do whatever he wants. This particular thought is known as “machismo”, and it is responsible for the prevalent misogynist attitudes towards women even in our so-called “modern” society.
On the other hand, violence against the LGBTI+ community could also be included in gender violence, since these new orientations are already being recognized as sexual genders in different parts of the world. A survey conducted in 2017 by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics in Peru to 12,026 LGBTI+ people, showed that 63% of the participants had been victims of violence. In addition, less than 5% decided to file a complaint about these incidents they experienced. Given the lack of data, many of these attacks were unpunished.
To the present date and despite efforts to end gender violence, they have only focused on helping survivors of violence, but in reality, what must be done is to prevent these abnormal attitudes. The causes, consequences, and risks associated with violence must be addressed, even before it occurs. For this reason, the political class must commit to applying the laws that promote gender equality, focusing on it since childhood education and promoting respectful relationships in the workplace and family.
In addition, we must organize ourselves and maintain constant communication with groups and movements that work for the rights of women and LGTBI+ people, cooperating with other people to travel along a path of peace and with education with skills and abilities that promote know-how and learning to be autonomous and responsible.
For all these reasons, "Living with fear" is a blog made by young students who work on the topic of eradicating and preventing gender violence in all its expressions. We want to share with everyone information and knowledge about the problem of gender violence and contribute to creating a better, equal, and fair society, where people stop being afraid to speak.
References
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. “Perú: Indicadores De Violencia Familiar y Sexual, 2012-2019.” INEI, https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1686/.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2017). Primera encuesta para personas LGBTI, 2017. [Conjunto de datos]. https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/boletines/lgbti.pdf
World Bank Group. “Combating Gender-Based Violence in Peru: Increasing Awareness and Resources to Prevent Violence against Women.” World Bank, World Bank Group, 14 Apr. 2021, https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2021/04/13/combating-gender-based-violence-in-peru-increasing-awareness-and-resources-to-prevent-violence-against-women.
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