Determinantes socioeconómicos de la violencia de género en el Ecuador

Abstract

Violence against women has been recognized as a multidimensional and multifaceted problem, deeply rooted in power relations, historically unequal between men and women. However, despite public intervention in the field of violence against women, it has been increasing, progress has been limited as a result of inadequate application of laws and policies, scarce resources and persistence of regulations and attitudes that justify violence, normalize or minimize its severity. This study analyzes the socioeconomic factors that affect the probability that a woman is a victim of some type of violence. For this purpose, two models a probit and a multinomial probit are estimated, using the National Survey on Family Relations and Gender Violence Against Women (ENVIGMU) data from November 2019. This survey is provided by the official statistical agency of Ecuador, the Institute National of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). The results suggest that women who live in urban areas and those with a higher level of education are less probability to suffer any type of violence.