The Muted Issue of Femicide: The Deadly Ambush of Sexism, War, and Political Corruption on El Salvadorian Women

1 page.El Salvador's issue of femicide is unique because the statistics show an intense contrast between the total number of instances and the rate in which they occur, especially compared to other, more populated countries. Wondering why El Salvador experiences such high rates, this project looked at social impacts and gathered information from several articles concerning femicide in El Salvador, South America, and around the world. To fully grasp the problem of femicide in El Salvador, the foundation to such an issue needs to be examined. Such is made up of gang culture, the social constructs of Catholicism and sexism, the effects on children and their future’s, and the country’s civil war. A grossly small number of women have the resources to report instances of abuse which in turn leads to under representation within legal courts and convictions. This leads to a toxic cycle of mistreatment of abuse cases which ultimately can lead to attempts at crossing into the United States, murder, or suicide. The lack of action from the government has triggered protests in the country and international attention and outrage, on a small scale. Protests in El Salvador have incited social media movements that expose vague information regarding the issue. With so many cases of femicide, the examples for killed women are endless and continue to fuel the movement. Our intention with this project is to explore and further conceptualize the reasoning for the continuation of this issue