Citation

Obinna DN. Violence Against Women 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801220913633

PMID

32364023

Abstract

This article identifies the way spaces of violence operate within gendered hierarchies in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. As migration accelerates, gender-related differences become evident. Strong push factors underlined by patriarchal power systems and hypermasculine spaces have normalized violence against women. Using data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and local data from the three countries, this article illustrates how gender inequalities sustain the emigration of women. The study also evaluates how the interweaving of female murders has further ostracized women and forced them to flee their home countries in search of sanctuary.

Language: en

Keywords

Central America; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; gender-based violence