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> In Puerto Rico a woman is murdered every 14 days. Twenty-four women were > murdered at the hands of their intimate partners or exes in Puerto Rico in > 2018 alone. > > The grim reality is that thousands of women in Puerto Rico suffer from > aggression, intimidation or some type of expression of male violence daily, > including physical, emotional and sexual violence. The statistics are > frightening and continue to get worse with every passing day. > > In response to this crisis, the Colectiva Feminista en Construcción > (Feminist Collective in Construction) has led the way in building a > movement against gender-based violence in Puerto Rico. > > The lack of action on the part of the government has contributed to a > great upsurge in gender-based violence in Puerto Rico. The violence is > fueled by many factors in society, and there are many interrelated forms of > violence. > > The public bankrolling of Fiscal Control Board, the body which is > responsible for bankrupting the country, has contributed. So has the > cutting of public services and resources, which plunges more people into > poverty every day. The closing of hundreds of public schools and the > elimination of gender studies programs has contributed to the violence — > and it is, on its own, a form of violence. As we know well, where there is > neoliberal austerity and growing inequality, violence against women > increases. > > https://truthout.org/articles/the-epidemic-of-violence-against-women-in-puerto-rico/ > > > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
