Violencia de género en contra de la mujer en Ecuador: un análisis del concepto a las cifras

Abstract

Abstract: Violence in all areas brings with it a decrease in the quality of life of women, under the stereotype of wife, mother or housewife, women have been reduced to these adjectives for a long period, where their work is limited solely and exclusively to the home and raising children. The violence that Ecuadorian women experience is reflected in the lack of opportunities and social inequality, where social, economic and political predominance is directed by men. This research was developed to determine the types of gender violence that prevail against women in the workplace in Ecuador and the determinants that influence the likelihood that women will or will not suffer some type of violence. To carry out a Probit econometric model is applied, the data come from the National Survey of Family Relations and Gender Violence against Women, 2019. The results showed that, in Ecuador, there is a higher prevalence of psychological and sexual violence in the workplace.