{"id":30616,"date":"2024-01-09T11:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T11:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efectocolibri.com\/how-to-support-women-who-suffer-from-gender-based-violence\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T11:01:13","slug":"how-to-support-women-who-suffer-from-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efectocolibri.com\/en\/how-to-support-women-who-suffer-from-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"How to support women who suffer from gender-based violence?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is a painful reality that all women will experience some kind of violence throughout their lives. And not because of the actions they take, the words they say or the way they dress, but simply because they are women.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1 in 3 women in the world suffers or will suffer physical and\/or sexual violence at some point in her life (UN).<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In our patriarchal societies the male is privileged over the female, creating inequalities and imbalances of power between men and women. This inequality is expressed in the form of violence.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are different types of violence, some more visible than others: physical aggression (physical), words of disqualification (psychological), sexual relations without consent (sexual), denial of money (economic) or the visit of a loved one (social), or others.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The most extreme form of violence is femicide: the murder of a woman for gender-based reasons.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We spoke with Ana In\u00e9s Alvarez<\/span><\/a>, Executive Director of <\/span>Fundaci\u00f3n Avon para la Mujer Argentina<\/span><\/a>, an organisation that for 17 years has been carrying out actions and prevention campaigns to eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls.<\/span> Ana tells us that the first listening is key. It is about letting them know that we are aware of their situation and that, above all, we respect their autonomy, their freedom to decide when and how to act.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is always useful to ask: Are you OK?\u00a0 How can we help you? What do you need?<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

These questions build trust, laying the groundwork for when the woman is ready to come forward. The process is not easy. On average women take 8 years and 8 months to report abuse.\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n