In Mexico, an untold number of women are murdered, kidnapped, or subjected to unspeakable violence at the hands of men. These are just some of their stories. WARNING: Some readers might find details in this story distressing.
On the morning of September 9, 2019, María Elena Ríos was about to be subjected to an attack that would change the course of her life.
"Those scars remind you every day for the rest of your life that someone tried to kill you and left you marked." And while many here are angry, there is also cautious optimism, because for the first time in Mexico's history, the next president is all but certain to be a woman.In the five years since the attack, María Elena Ríos has become an outspoken advocate of stronger punishments for gender-based attacks on women.
"It was mandated by the court that all murders of women should be investigated as femicides … but in practice, this is not the case," said Wendy Figueroa Morales, director of the National Shelter Network.high incidence and under-reporting of femicide are corruption, organised crime, a male-dominated society, lack of resources and a culture of impunity."Men feel they need to prove their manhood by hitting, commanding, and ordering a woman.
considered the only viable contenders in a three-way race, it's almost certain the winner will be a woman.The former Mexico City mayor and environmental scientist is predicted to comfortably see off her nearest rival, the female entrepreneur standing for a coalition of opposition parties, Ms Gálvez.
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