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- Title
"We All Get Raped": Sexual Violence Against Latin American Women in Migratory Transit in Mexico.
- Authors
Soria-Escalante, Hada; Alday-Santiago, Alejandra; Alday-Santiago, Erika; Limón-Rodríguez, Natalia; Manzanares-Melendres, Pamela; Tena-Castro, Adriana
- Abstract
The article addresses some forms of sexual violence suffered by Latin American women during migratory transit through Mexico. In-depth, semi-structured, qualitative–phenomenological interviews were conducted with 10 women in different stages of major transmigration states. The findings demonstrate the ubiquity of sexual violence during the migration. Five themes were identified: (a) The migration dimension of "being a woman"; (b) Recognition of contextual factors associated with the migratory process: "Intermediaries, road, shelters and sisterhood"; (c) The costs of migration: Abuse, discrimination, and persecution: "Criminal groups, physical violence, and "La Bestia"; (d) Triggers and supports: "Escape and future expectations"; and (e) God as a support.
- Subjects
LATIN America; MEXICO; NOMADS; RESEARCH evaluation; HISPANIC Americans; RESEARCH methodology; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); RAPE; INTERVIEWING; EMIGRATION &; immigration; RETROSPECTIVE studies; QUALITATIVE research; PHENOMENOLOGY; SEX distribution; SEX crimes; PSYCHOLOGY of women; THEMATIC analysis; INVECTIVE
- Publication
Violence Against Women, 2022, Vol 28, Issue 5, p1259
- ISSN
1077-8012
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10778012211013909