Gender violence: incidence in the confinement stage by COVID-19

Authors

  • Luis Fernando Freire-Constante Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-3041
  • Edison Daniel Yandún-Burbano Universidad Internacional del Ecuador UIDE, Ecuador
  • Sebastián Ricardo Castro-García Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Ecuador
  • Andrés Dario Corella-Gaibor Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Ecuador
  • Juan Carlos Flores-Díaz Investigador independiente, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26871/killkanasocial.v4i2.606

Abstract

This research is a descriptive cross-sectional analysis, the purpose of which is to show the increase and risks of intra-family violence to which women have been exposed in the confinement and paralysis stage due to the health emergency due to effects of COVID-19. The objective of the present study is to contribute to the statistics of domestic violence, through the data obtained in the survey carried out, in order to identify the main risk factors inherent in each type of violence. Three variables were analyzed: sociodemographic, types of violence and factors inherent to the type of violence, carried out from March 23 to May 22, 2020 in eight companies in the city of Quito with a sample of 432 workers who carried out telework for the purpose of In the health emergency, the survey was channeled through the headquarters of human talent and occupational safety and health. The companies where the data of the object of this study were obtained belong to the services, commercial and insurance sectors. The results reflect that the most common type of violence in the sample of attacked women is psychological, representing 71.79% (n = 78; 56), as relevant data it is also evident that the person who assaults is the husband reaching 56.41% (n = 78; 44). The ignorance of the legislation that protects the attacked women and the fear of reporting the fact helps the aggressors with their arrogance and machismo to continue increasing the number of mistreatments, the socialization of protection and protection for women is a key factor in gender equality that not only depends on current legislation but on the firm commitment of the entire society to eradicate this serious social problem.

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Author Biographies

Luis Fernando Freire-Constante, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Accredited researcher at Senescyt. PhD. in Human Resources Management, MSc., in Occupational Safety and Health. Postgraduate university professor: UTPL, UISEK, UDA and the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, he works as a consultant and advisor to several companies nationwide.

Juan Carlos Flores-Díaz, Investigador independiente, Ecuador

Consultor en Psicología Organizacional y docente universitario de postgrados

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Freire-Constante, L. F., Yandún-Burbano, E. D. ., Castro-García, S. R., Corella-Gaibor, A. D., & Flores-Díaz, J. C. (2020). Gender violence: incidence in the confinement stage by COVID-19. Killkana Social, 4(2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.26871/killkanasocial.v4i2.606

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020): Revista Killkana Sociales

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