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Understanding The Normalization Of Violence: Gender-Based Violence In Contemporary El Salvador, Sasha H. Hull
Understanding The Normalization Of Violence: Gender-Based Violence In Contemporary El Salvador, Sasha H. Hull
UVM Patrick Leahy Honors College Senior Theses
From 2007-2012, El Salvador had the highest average female homicide rate in the world. While much of the spotlight has been on male gang-related homicides, this paper shifts the focus to the alarming violence that women in El Salvador experience. What explains the skyrocketing female homicide rate in El Salvador over the past 10-15 years? To answer and more deeply engage with this contemporary research question, I unearth the historical roots and causal factors. First, I explore the long-term effects of the civil war (1980-1992), the proliferation of organized crime and gangs, and women’s access to resources in El Salvador …