User:Vanessarianayala/Women in Mexico
Violence against Women
- Overall, 987 women and girls were murdered in the first four months of 2020, according to government data.[1]
- As of 2012, Mexico was the 16th-most incidents of femicide in the world. Mexico began officially counting femicides in 2012.[2]
- Approximately 10 women are killed every day in Mexico, and the rate of femicide has doubled in the last 5 years.[3]
Human rights activists
- Imelda Marrufo Nava is a further example of an accomplished activist working with the families of femicide victims to get justice for their daughters. In 2001, after a trio of bodies were found in Ciudad Juárez (the femicide capital of Mexico), Marrufo Nava decided to help and ended up forming the Red Mesa de Mujeres de Ciudad Juárez[4]. This organization helps spread the word about gender violence and gives legal support to families looking for justice. For her work, Marrufo Nava has received multiple awards, including the Anne Klein Women’s Award which recognizes advocates of gender equality.[5]
- I added an image of Imelda Nava.
Women in the Arts
- Frida Kahlo was known for her famous self portraits.
- I added an image of Frida Kahlo.
- ^ Gallon, Natalie (16 July 2020). "Women are being killed in Mexico at record rates, but the president says most emergency calls are 'false'". CNN.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Femicides in Mexico: Impunity and Protests". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "Femicides in Mexico: Impunity and Protests". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Mesa De Mujeres".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cocking, Lauren (22 February 2017). "Meet the Mexican Activists Fighting for Women's Rights". Culture Trip.
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