Latin America Advisor 2022-12-15 – Inter-American Dialogue

LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR

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December 15, 2022

Can Latin America Do More to Stop Gender Violence?

Women took to the streets last month in several locations in Latin America, including Mexico City, pictured above, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. // File Photo: @Claudiashein via Twitter.

Q

Women across Latin America, from Mexico City to Buenos Aires, took to the streets on Nov. 25 to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, demanding greater action from authorities. Latin America has among the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world, according to the Wilson Center, and many of the perpetrators are never brought to justice. Honduras suffers from the highest rates in the region, followed by the Dominican Republic and El Salvador. What accounts for the elevated rates of gender-based violence in Latin America and the Caribbean? What progress has been made in tackling femicide in the region, and what further steps should be taken toward combating the problem?

A

Caroline Beer, John G. McCullough Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont: “Latin America stands out as the region with both the highest rates of gender-based violence and the highest rates of women in positions of political power. The relationship between women’s autonomy and gender-based violence sometimes follows an upside-down U-curve. With low levels of women’s autonomy, rates of violence are moderate. As women gain greater access to education, income and political influence, backlash to women’s growing equality may include violence. Thus, at low levels of women’s equality, greater autonomy may actually lead to greater violence. But at a certain point, as women gain even more influence, rates of violence will go down. There is reason to believe that many countries in Latin America are…”

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