Gender violence in Latin America: Strategies for its prevention and eradication

Abstract

Gender violence has been characterized as a social problem within the framework of a system of relations of domination of men over women, which consequently generates physical, sexual or psychological damage, through actions that cause suffering. The objective of this study was to analyze gender violence in Latin America from a theoretical perspective, considering the execution modalities, the strategies used for its prevention and eradication in order to generate foundations based on recent publications. The base methodology was the bibliographic, critical, and documentary review. The descriptive-argumentative method was used. To collect the information, the following databases were used: Latindex, Redalyc, Scielo, Scopus, and Dialnet. Gender violence has historically been related to women, affecting them in different areas, economic, political, social, cultural. National laws and their strategies for prevention and eradication are based on international standards, however, despite the efforts made, reports of alarming figures are evidenced that show weaknesses in the implementation or execution of procedures adopted in the region to apply the current regulations that guarantee and protect the rights of women to live a life free of violence.