Women in Argentina are empowered as they speak out against gender violence

Author: Daniel Gutman

In: IPS, 2018

Gutman reports on the initiative of the Argentine Actresses collective, a group created by 300 artistes in April 2018, when the country mobilised for the legislative debate on the decriminalisation of abortion. The mobilisation shed light also on the abuses that occurred within the entertainment industry, followed by scandals in the politics’ and sports’ sectors. The article outlines how reported femicides have been on the rise since the birth of #NiUnaMenos, which has promoted recognition of femicide, and the legal and protective initiatives that are taking place in the country thanks to the movement.

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http://www.ipsnews.net/2018/12/women-argentina-empowered-speak-gender-violence/

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Volume Two -> F.5. New Global Feminist Wave, 2017 onwards -> F.5.b. Women Rise Up against Rape, Violence and Sexual Harassment and #MeToo -> F.5.b.iii. The Americas -> F.5.b.iii.3. Latin America -> F.5.b.iii.3.a Argentina

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