Understanding the Normalization of Violence: Gender Based Violence in Contemporary El Salvador
Hull, Sasha H
Hull, Sasha H
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This study offers potential explanations for the extremely high rates of gender based violence experienced by women in El Salvador in the past 10-15 years. I explore the roles of organized crime, the long-term effects of the civil war (1980-1992), and women’s gradually rising levels of autonomy as potential contributors toward heightened amounts of violence against women in El Salvador (VAW). Next, I assess the measures implemented by the Salvadoran government, and gage their effectiveness in combatting this VAW epidemic.
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Undergraduate
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2021-01-01