Gender violence in digital spaces in Mexico. A perspective from the Covid-19 pandemic

A perspective from the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify the most important elements of gender violence in virtual spaces. The above, through the actors, processes and dynamics. Likewise, analyze how the contextual factor of the Covid-19 pandemic is linked to this type of violence in Mexico. It is a qualitative research, a case study, based on the documentary method. Some of the findings are: a) there is talk of a social, complex, multi-causal and interdisciplinary phenomenon, which requires new methodologies linked to advances in technology, information and knowledge; b) There are new visible and invisible actors, new processes, trends, patterns, codes, symbols and interpretations; c) There may be a relationship between confinement, gender violence in virtual spaces and human rights. d) The contextual factor can influence the development of this social phenomenon. It is concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic has only made visible what has always existed: the lack of clarity about the guarantee of the right to a life free of violence in Mexico.