Talk:Violence against women in Guatemala

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Blweave1 (talk)

Peer Review of Abigail Payne's work in the Mob Violence Section.

Your addition of information on mob violence certainly helps paint a fuller picture of the violence taking place in Guatemala. It's important that mob violence be explained as a main source of this violence, including violence against women.

One suggestion I have is to take out the information that has already been stated elsewhere in the article. Overall, the article has a lot of repeated information, so taking out the bits you contributed would add to the article's clarity and specificity.

Adding information about specific instances of mob violence against females would be valuable for the article. The paragraphs you added were mainly about mob violence in general, which certainly gives important context, but information more specifically related to female violence should be included.

Also, there doesn't seem to be a cited source in the second paragraph that refers to the 16-year-old girl beaten. Though that may not have been information you initially added yourself, it would help the overall reliability of the section if a scholarly source were provided. The example itself is interesting, too, because it mentions a "Guatemalan lynch mob," which has a different meaning than the mob (or gang) violence that the section is referring to. Maybe a different example can be found to replace that, so readers are clear on what is meant by "mob violence."

Overall, the addition of information mob violence is certainly an important aspect of the subject that should be expanded to match the slightly more developed sections of the article. Kudos to you for choosing one of the less developed sections to add valuable information to it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blweave1 (talk • contribs) 21:57, 6 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just a few questions/comments about the Femicide section of the article.

While the article mentions machismo as an underlying cause of femicide, and I do agree that it should be discussed under that section, I wonder if the discussion of its role is simplified? In saying that there exists a machismo culture, and that culture produces the view of women as objects rather than people a jump is made. I think the section could benefit from a link to marianismo or a little change up in the wording.

Additionally, the official figures noted could be cited. The listing of the figures followed by a statement that the exact number is unknown is slightly confusing. Perhaps a clarification could be added?

Jwilliams2017 (talk) 12:45, 13 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

According to data provided in the general article about violence in Guatemala, 85% of homicide victims are male. If that is true, it is unclear why violence against women deserves special focus. It suggests that violence against men is unremarkable and not worthy of special attention. In other words, paying special attention to the 15% of homicide victims who are female is sexist. Nicmart (talk) 02:38, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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