Gender and multi-sided violence in Central America and beyond

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Thursday 4 June 2020, 18.00-19.00

DIIS ∙ Danish Institute for International Studies

Online via Zoom

Gendered violence is not only physical, but includes psychological and sexual harassment, exploitation as well as intimidation in workplaces. It comes from groups in society as well as from the state. Various forms of violence thus coalesce in women’s lives, and, when violence becomes routinized, pave the way for more egregious forms, ultimately feminicide (the violent killing of women because they are women).

Progressive laws against gender-based violence and feminicide do not necessarily change conditions for women for the better but may make things even worse. Thus, broader societal changes that ensure women full and equal treatment in the family, at work, school, and other institutions, are needed.

During the webinar Professor Cecilia Menjívar, Department of Sociology (UCLA), will share her long term research on gendered violence in Central America – a region with stubbornly high feminicide rates – and also talk about what can be learned from the Central American experience in the rest of the world.

Speakers

Professor Cecilia Menjívar, Department of Sociology, UCLA

Head of Department Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Unit of Global Transformations, DIIS

Practical information

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

Register here