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Combating Gender-Based Violence in Latin America. Lessons learned from COVID-19 and

the work ahead

Mexico

Verónica Martínez Solares

21 July, 2020

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Outline

1. What happens to GBV/VAW/IPV during the lockdown?

2. What has been done?3. Lessons learned?4. What could be done?

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Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth WorldConference on Women and the adoption of the

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action(1995)

Fulfillment of the first five years to achieve theSustainable Development Goals of the 2030

Agenda for Sustainable Development

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1. GBV/VAW/IPV + LOCKDOWN

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Measuring GBV/VAW/IPV

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Reported

Service based data

Specialised surveys

GBV/VAW/IPV

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2. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE?

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Country Action Main actor

Chile #Mascarilla19Plan de Contingencia

Business Coalition Hot line 1455 - Hot line 149

Ministerio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género

Guatemala Coalición Nacional para el Empoderamiento Económico de las

MujeresSpots

CampaignsShelters for women without money

UN Women

Diferent gov actors

Ecuador #CanastaRoja PichinchaLocal government

Mexico Shelters for women without money“Count to ten” Campaign

Different cash transfer programmes (day care, scholarships, eldery adults)

- 75% (several budget cuts)

Denial of violence by several government actors

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Further information:

https://www.unodc.org/mexicoandcentralamerica/es/resources/Mexico.htmlhttp://www.policia-mas.org/

Existing efforts

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Three examples

Mexico

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Targeting / Acting

• https://datos.cdmx.gob.mx/pages/home/

• https://tramites.cdmx.gob.mx/inicio/ts/863/0

• https://www.gob.mx/tandasparaelbienestar

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3. LESSONS LEARNED?MARKUS GOTTSBACHER, VERONICA MARTINEZ-SOLARES

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At the governance level1. An active role of local governments2. Avoid parallel and uncoordinated agendas (international

cooperation, local responses, highly centralized)3. Focus primarily on urgent responses neglecting

sustainable solutions4. Analyze in depth unintended consequences that

aggravate the situation of women – DO NOT HARM APPROACH

5. Pay special attention to ethics and fighting impunity and corruption

6. Political will and technical leadership are essential: make a strong statement

M. Gottsbacher, V. Martinez-Solares, 2020

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From economic empowermentevaluations:

– Greater resources translates into greater bargainingpower within households and less vulnerability to violence.

– The greater the economic contribution in households, the less vulnerability to violence

– The greater the economic dependence of women, the greater the vulnerability to violence

– The greater the economic status of women in anunequal power relationship, the greater thevulnerability to violence.

– A higher educational level of women, better economicposition and less risk of violence

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4. WHAT COULD BE DONE?

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From evidence-based approaches

USE THE EVIDENCEMy example: ELMIRA

Tracking

Known offenders

Harm tools

Focused deterrance

Unknown offenders

Risks

Patterns

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PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACH

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“No considerar el enfoque de género profundizará las

desigualdades con efectos que se prolongarán en el largo plazo y serán

difíciles de revertir”OEA

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GRACIASTHANK YOUOBRIGADA

THE BETTER FOR WOMEN THE BETTER FOR ALL

Verónica Martínez-Solaresvmartinezs00@gmail.com

@vmartinezsls

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