Monstruosamente normal
Tratar la violencia machista como una sucesión de tragedias individuales es lo que ha permitido que siga siendo una epidemia que sufren las mujeres
Machismo-induced violence against women is a global epidemic, with the United Nations' most recent report on femicides noting an average of 140 daily victims worldwide. This translates to the disappearance of a small village of women each day. In Spain, the 2024 comprehensive survey on gender-based violence reveals that 9.2% of women aged 16 or older in the country have experienced physical abuse by a partner at some point in their lives, which equates to nearly two million women.
Of those, 3% (629,994) endured such abuse over the preceding four years, and 1.5% (326,298) within the past year. These statistics paint a despicable picture of human rights violations on a planetary scale, yet they continue to rise relentlessly, eroding our societies without provoking lasting structural change.
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