Feminicide at UWCCR
#EVASEMILLA Feminicide, is a word I didn’t know the definition until I came to UWC. UWC is not only about the International Baccalaureate and having the best grades. UWC also means getting involved in issues that are meaningful to us, raise awareness around us and take actions for a change. During this semester, we faced discussions in the campus about what is feminicide and what were the causes of it. So what is feminicide? Femicide is a word that refers to the act of murdering a woman because of her female gender. Basically, it's killing a woman because she was born woman. Feminicide can take many forms, such as the murder of a woman by her partner or ex-partner, or infanticide. However, the most common feminicide in the world, is the one committed by a man on his current or ex-partner. Femicide can be linked to rape, sexual assault, harassment and especially patriarchy. T...