Media concentration affects democracy says Atilio Boron

Feminist groups in Ecuador call for avoiding political violence

The Violeta Sí, Violencia No initiative, which brings together 15 organizations, strives to increase women’s leadership and participation in the world of politics, thus achieving full parity democracy in the country.

This was stated by Rocío Rosero, coordinator of the coalition, at a press conference, for which it is now important to influence both the parties and movements and the electoral authorities in order to achieve a responsible presence of women in voting.

Of the 186 candidates for the prefectures, only 46 are women and 140 are men; Of the thousands of candidates for mayor, only 470 are women and 1,069 are men, such as Mónica Vanegas, representative of the Haciendo Ecuador Foundation.

Given this scenario, Vanegas pointed out that the Violette Yes, Violence No campaign goes beyond partial elections and tries to influence the leadership of the parties so that they are led by women, Vanegas said.

Nivia Velez from the Loja Women’s Network pointed out at a press conference that in a patriarchal society like Ecuador’s, where women are excluded, it is necessary to create the conditions for respectful and equal political participation.

For her part, Daniela Chacón, representative of the organization Tandem, announced that she would call on parties and movements to sign a commitment guaranteeing women access to spaces of power on equal terms.

Likewise, the document contains a protocol to deal with, punish and eliminate all kinds of attacks against women within political forces, although violence also takes place in social networks.

Statistics from the Citizen Participation Corporation and the Observatory Haciendo Ecuador show that between 2020 and 2022 they monitored 9,780 tweets harassing 30 women decision-makers and legal defenders.

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