Mexican society is complicit in psychological violence against women, children, and adolescents, according to Hispanics in Philanthropy.
They reveal that aggressions against women, children, and adolescents are normalized.
The association “Hispanics in Philanthropy”, an organization dedicated to the mobilization of resources for projects of social impact in America, presented yesterday the results of the “Research on psychological violence in Mexico”, which revealed that aggressions, in general, are socially normalized, especially against women, children,n and adolescents.
The research, which focused on acts without physical contact, such as hurtful words, lies, vicarious violence, jealousy, manipulation, control over mobility, and decisions, was carried out between April 2023 and April 2024.
The work was carried out by experts in dealing with violence against women, who focused on Yucatán, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Aguascalientes, and Chiapas, where the experiences of 35 women were documented and the perspectives of various organizations that collaborated on the aforementioned topic were incorporated.
The 35 women, most of whom were over 30 years old, participated in six workshops, were given surveys, and documentary research was carried out. They also drew maps, silhouettes, mountains, and roads to narrate their experiences of psychological violence.
In the case of Yucatán, these tasks were carried out in coordination with the Foundation for Equity (APIS).
It was indicated that psychological violence is the most prevalent in the country, at 51.6 percent, followed by sexual violence, at 49.7 percent, physical violence at 34.7 percent, and economic, patrimonial, and discrimination, at 27.4 percent.
Yesterday, through the Internet, the coordinator of the investigation Luisa Herse, accompanied by the co-director and the manager of the Gender, Race & Power Program, Paola Feregrino, and Marcela Buzo, respectively, as well as María Azucena E. M., a victim of psychological violence, and the director of “Casa Amiga, Esther Chávez Cano”, Lydia Cordero, released the report of the investigation, which left six conclusions.
The first is that violence is socially normalized, especially against women, children, and adolescents, which hides psychological and emotional aggression.
Also, patriarchal structures limit the autonomy of women through various forms of violence.
Furthermore, when escaping violence, women lose their homes and assets, which worsens their economic situation and increases the burden of supporting their families.
Another conclusion is that civil society organizations cannot meet all the demands due to their high workload.
Although the model of shelters for women victims of violence is widely known, it needs to be updated.
And finally, organizations that support indigenous and Afro-descendant women face precarious conditions.
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