Violencia contra la mujer en Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: Violence against women in Ecuador represents a great problem at the national level, which must be stopped from the home where values regarding gender equality must be imparted. The objective of this analysis is to reveal the main factors, motives and types of violence that a woman may be experiencing. Methodology: A bibliographic review of publications from 2014 was carried out, identified in databases such as the INEC and Dialnet, where women of all ages and those who had experienced any type of violencewere included. Result:out of a total of 3746 studies, after the exclusion of repeated articles and application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, and analyzing which studies are framed within the objective, a total of 11 studies were obtained on genderviolence, predisposing factors and types of violence that become more evident in women who live in Ecuador. Conclusion: psychological violence is the most frequent form according to cases reported in women, where it is identified as the one that will precede both physical, sexual and social violence. Most of the reported cases were carried out by the partner or ex-partner; where the main predisposing factor is jealousy, drug and alcohol use.