For more than 20 years now, we Spaniards have constantly received impacts from institutional campaigns against gender violence. We came from a period in which there was not even a specific name for this violence against women and Situations that were not at all normal were relativized. That’s where we come from and, as a society, much progress has been made.
However, it is not so clear where we are going now. The data on the reality of gender violence in 2024 is quite alarming. He Saturday there was another murderand there are already more than 40 this year. The concern also increases when it is verified that The greater social sensitivity does not seem to have made a dent in the data on attacks on young people.
The DYM survey for 20 minutes reflects that 16% of young women in this country They claim to have suffered sexual harassment this year. And if we expand the concept to physical or psychological violence, the percentage rises to 27% of girls of that age.
These are unacceptable figures that should make Rethink institutions about whether the strategy they are following is the most appropriate. Of course, it doesn’t seem to be completely effective.