NEWSLETTER 2. Unit of Equality

"Love me good. Building free and egalitarian relationships"

In Spain it has been working for more than three decades in the field of intervention with women victims of gender-based violence. The challenge today is its prevention through education in equality between women and men and the change of the model that governs relationships. The collective of young people believed that the aggressions of gender does not affect them, because related them to "mother" or "married women". However, the reality belies this perception: one in four women murdered by their partners are less than 30 years.

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Exposure to conduct violentas…

• 76% Of adolescent girls reject violent behavior; 19% "justified them to some extent"; and 5%, have experienced situations of abuse in couples "regularly".
• 65% Of the adolescents "reject widely" sexism and violence, while 32% "justified it to some extent"; and 3% "recognizes situations of abuse in the couple often has to be exercised".

More frequent and widespread abuse (control, isolation and emotional abuse)...

• 9 Per cent of the surveyed girls said to have experienced situations of abuse by guys that they were leaving, they had left or wanted to leave.
• 13% Of the surveyed children acknowledges having exercised this type of conduct.

Perception of the maltrato…

• One-third of the men considered to control all that just the girl "is not abuse", in which coincides more than 26% of girls.
• For 31% and 18% of them, nor is abuse to tell a girl "that it is worthless"; equal to that for 23 per cent nor is "to make him feel fear" (also believes it 14% of them).

With regard to the relationship itself...

• 8 Per cent of boys and 3% of the girls confirm patterns of dominance and submission, showing its conformity with statements like that "to have a good relationship it is desirable that women avoid be contrary", that "when a woman is assaulted by her husband is that something will be done to provoke her" or "If a woman is abused by her partner and do not leave you"", it will be because not she dislikes all that situation".
• 34% Of the boys has heard, often, adults defend if someone hits it, it should return the blow or jealousy are an expression of love.