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On Monday, in the Cultural Hall Cajamurcia had a conference on "Effect of gender violence in children", by local psychologists, Antonia María Bleda Simon, the area of ​​Social Policy and Marta González Martínez, responsible for Specialty Care Point women victims of gender violence.
The activity is framed within the program, which the Department of Equality in collaboration with ALMA Association, organized to mark the International Day Against Violence Against Women, which will be commemorated on Monday November 25.
Alicia Abellán Councilman Equality, opened the conference, highlighting the important work of the Association in Jumilla ALMA, "making visible a social problem as serious as domestic violence, and pulling away from the walls of the home."
Also encouraged other citizens to "not complicit of abusers, and report if you have knowledge of any case", saying that "there is much that we can do."
"44 women have been killed so far this year, a number that makes us think we have a long way to go in this direction" concluded responsible for Equality.
In a comprehensive introduction, Antonia María Bleda explained some of the concepts identification on gender violence.
As noted, "70% of women who are murdered in the world, they are at the hands of their partners or former partners, a figure too high to ignore it."
The profile of the perpetrator, pointed to common psychological traits as angry, depressed, insecure or liars, that lead to erroneous exercise control over women by always being female.
For women suffering abuse disorders highlighted such as social isolation, loss of hope, confidence and self-esteem among others.
"If you want to impose their tastes, question your friends, ignore your feelings, you ridiculed, controlled or threatened, are suffering gender violence," he said, between some behaviors widespread oppression of men to women.
Meanwhile, Marta González, explained how it affects children a situation of domestic violence in the home.
"This type of violence involves serious health risks to victims physically and psychologically, and also affects the health of the other components of the home, particularly to children. Though there is still controversy over whether exposure gender violence in children, should be considered a form of abuse in itself, direct or indirect "explained the matter.
According to several psychological studies, gender violence affects children / as they are exposed to it on an emotional, social, cognitive and academic, presented difficulties in social competence, school development and organized sports activities or social participation among others.
Also on the other hand, explained the meaning of "resilience" with which denies that the sons / daughters of batterers or battered are to develop similar diseases in adulthood.
"You can not establish a causal relationship between the fact of having been exposed to gender violence as a child and develop behaviors such greater. Whatever risk there is a relationship models learning, as well as standardization and validation of certain behaviors that sometimes involves exposure to violence "Marta Gonzalez concluded.
AWARENESS DAY
Following the program of activities, on Tuesday, during the morning, ALMA Association has developed an awareness day in the Market, with distribution of promotional material and purple ties, as a symbol of renunciation against gender violence.
For tomorrow Wednesday 20, from 10.00 hours to 12.00 hours, is scheduled to take place on free self-esteem workshop and afternoon at 19.00, Ana García Molina, laughter therapy workshop held at the Centro Sociocultural Roque Banos.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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