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From harassment to disappearance: Young women's feelings of insecurity in public spaces.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are processes of gender socialization that increase the vulnerability of young women against a continuum of threats in the public space. This study explored the feeling of insecurity in public spaces among young women in a city located near the northern border of Mexico.

Methods and findings

This study was based on the tradition of grounded theory. Purposive sampling was used, and 24 group interviews were conducted with junior high school, high school and university students to understand the conditions that favour the emergence of the feeling of insecurity, its psychosocial consequences and management strategies. A computer-assisted qualitative analysis was performed using MAXQDA 18 software. The study showed that street harassment was manifested mainly as sexual harassment but generated a continuous threat of feminicide and disappearance. Young women experienced discomfort and restrictions on mobility, and they had to assume individual responsibility for their safety in the absence of support from the state.

Conclusions

The interaction between gender and age determines the vulnerability to crime in urban spaces. Future studies could analyse the chronic impact of this continuum of threats and develop psychosocial interventions that promote the empowerment of young women.

SUBMITTER: Almanza Avendano AM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9451059 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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From harassment to disappearance: Young women's feelings of insecurity in public spaces.

Almanza Avendaño Ariagor Manuel AM Romero-Mendoza Martha M Gómez San Luis Anel Hortensia AH

PloS one 20220907 9

<h4>Background</h4>There are processes of gender socialization that increase the vulnerability of young women against a continuum of threats in the public space. This study explored the feeling of insecurity in public spaces among young women in a city located near the northern border of Mexico.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This study was based on the tradition of grounded theory. Purposive sampling was used, and 24 group interviews were conducted with junior high school, high school and universi ...[more]

PMID: 36070257

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From harassment to disappearance: Young women's feelings of insecurity in public spaces.

Background

Methods and findings

Conclusions

Publications

From harassment to disappearance: Young women's feelings of insecurity in public spaces.

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