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Podcast: Three Reasons You Should Care About Femicide In Latin America

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Podcast: Three Reasons You Should Care About Femicide In Latin America

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The perils of continued indifference to femicide in Latin America is significant and far-reaching. When femicide is ignored it leads to a multitude of problems. One of the most obvious consequences is the loss of women's lives. Many bright and intelligent women have been lost to the violence. When more and more women are being killed for their gender it also increases gender inequality. Numerous young girls are taught to be docile and subservient to the men around them to prevent their deaths. Femicide also allows for a normalization of violence. With the combined factors of gender inequality and normalization of violence countless women are stuck in a cycle of abuse. They are unable to speak out for fear of being a victim.

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Addressing femicide in Latin America requires a comprehensive and sustained effort from all sectors of society. Two out of three articles I selected both discuss possible solutions to be put into place. Latin America Resets Its Strategy Against Femicides discusses gender equality legislation, the strengthening of the institutional framework, primary prevention, quality services, data collection, and the strengthening of the women's movement as viable solutions. Fighting Machismo in Latin America: The Formula to Combat Femicides focuses on one specific solution. They proposed "rebuilding ties" and humane education to young boys and girls could help curve rates of femicide. Both articles focus on good points and I believe that both perspectives are essential in solving this issue. Femicide is both a social and political issue. It is a symptom of high levels of gender inequality and is fueled by a lack of a justice system for women. Therefore, education and a strengthening of the legal framework are one of the most important steps.

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Latin America Resets Its Strategy against Femicides

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Latin America Resets Its Strategy against Femicides

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Latin America Resets Its Strategy against Femicides discusses the problems that are leading to femicide and what possible solutions there are. They mainly explore a bettered legal system however they also touch on social stigma that causes Femicide and how that can be reversed through various methods. Interpress Service is listed as a center bias on AllSides, however this article is more left leaning. This source was very helpful to me as it provided real accounts of the effects of the violence has had. It also perfectly analyzes possible solutions and is able to link them to the causes and effects of femicide that women in Latin America face. There is even a proposed solution that so far has been working great. It really furthers to convince people to care by showcasing the harmful aftermath of femicide.

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The High rate of Femicide in Latin America is a fairly short article that provides a few statistics regarding femicide. It also discusses the effects that femicide has. Cape Times (South Africa) does not have a biased rating on AllSides but based on context clues the article is left-leaning. Feminist issues in most countries tend to be a left-leaning hot topic because conservatives tend to care more about traditional ideals rather than modern (in this case feminism) ones. Because of that lean, there might be some hidden bias. This source was helpful in putting things in context with numbers and actions already taken by some Latin American countries. Putting numbers to a horrible act helps people realize the large problem femicide is.

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Canción Sin Miedo- a protest song against femicide

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Canción Sin Miedo- a protest song against femicide

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Fighting Machismo in Latin America: The Formula to Combat Femicides

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Fighting Machismo in Latin America: The Formula to Combat Femicides

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Fighting Machismo in Latin America: The Formula to Combat Femicides has a focus on the social causes and possible solutions to femicide in Latin America. Machismo is defined as a strong aggressive pride that often enforces the gender inequality many women face in Latin America. This article is also published by Interpress Service so it holds the same bias rating on AllSides. However, the article definitely holds a more left-leaning perspective. Many Latin American conservatives would argue that machismo is a necessary and important thing for young men to have. It keeps them ¨traditional and masculine¨. The article was very helpful in describing social norms that have upheld femicide. I found examples of real-life instances helpful in convincing people that femicide is an important issue to talk about to prevent the deaths of women.

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Femicide is defined as a girl or woman being killed on account of her gender. Latin American countries have one of the highest rates in the world. Much of it stems from corrupted governments, a faulty legal system, and gangs. In the past few years, many women across the world protested. One of the most popular and recent ones was in Mexico City last year which spurred following protests in  Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, and Ecuador.