Violencia de género

Introduction to Gender Violence

Overview of Gender Violence

• The session introduces the topic of gender violence, specifically focusing on its impact on women due to their gender.

• While both men and women can experience gender violence, women are statistically more likely to suffer harm or discrimination.

• It is crucial to identify various types of violence against girls and women, including psychological, physical, emotional, and economic forms.

Types of Psychological Violence

• Psychological violence includes actions that damage a person's emotional stability through control, isolation, humiliation, insults, threats, or other harmful behaviors.

• Key elements of psychological violence include:

• Control: Intimidation and manipulation that limit a woman's independence.

• Humiliation: Insults that devalue the victim's worth.

• Isolation: Preventing contact with family or support networks.

Consequences of Psychological Violence

• Victims may face severe mental health issues such as depression and anxiety as well as diminished self-esteem and social isolation.

• Recognizing signs of victimization includes observing low self-esteem and increased anxiety or irritability in individuals.

Emotional Violence

Characteristics of Emotional Violence

• Emotional violence harms a person's emotional stability through mental manipulation that induces fear, guilt, or shame.

Physical Violence

Definition and Examples

• Physical violence encompasses any act causing non-accidental harm using physical force or objects leading to injuries (internal/external).

• Examples include hitting, pushing, throwing objects at victims causing bruises or fractures.

Economic Violence

Understanding Economic Abuse

• Economic violence involves actions limiting access to financial resources like controlling income or prohibiting work.

Identifying Economic Abuse

• Signs include restricting essential financial means for survival and monitoring all expenditures by the partner.

• Other indicators involve denying alimony payments or preventing education/work opportunities for economic autonomy.

Conclusion on Recognizing Gender-Based Aggression

Importance of Awareness

• Understanding different forms of aggression against women is vital for recognition and reporting. The session emphasizes the need for awareness in identifying these issues.