Social movements and perception of public policies concerning violence against women

Abstract

of unequal relations generated by an economic, social, and political model sustained by patriarchal order. This work encompasses the results of the study Perception of Social Organizations about Violence against Women and Participation in Prevention, Sanction, and Eradication Policies. The purpose of the study was to know the appraisal of the social movements regarding violence against women and the perception of these actors as regards the public policies implemented to address this problematic issue. The study had a quantitative focus, was transversal, and included a descriptive analysis based on surveys conducted with the leaders of women’s, feminist, peasant, trade union, urban, childhood and adolescence, LGTBI, and student movements during the period 2013-2016. The conclusions show a high level of knowledge on the part of social movements as regards violence against women as well as knowledge concerning the existence of public policies for facing violence against women. The surveyed social movements identify the inefficiency of the policies as regards responding effectively with measures for the prevention, sanction, and eradication of violence. These movements have incorporated in their agendas demands related to the prevention of violence and propose social, psychological, and legal assistance to face this scourge.