Street sexual harassment (Acoso sexual callejero) These are behaviours with a sexual connotation that take place in public areas against strangers and without their consent. They cause discomfort and intimidation.… Read More »Sexual street harassment
Sexual abuse against children and adolescents (Abuso sexual contra niñas, niños y adolescentes) This occurs when an adult uses a child or an adolescent for their own sexual stimulation or… Read More »Sexual abuse against children and adolescents
Whitesplaining La palabra whitesplaining proviene del inglés y se puede traducir al español como explicación innecesaria de parte de una persona blanca o mestiza. This term is similar to mansplaining;… Read More »Whitesplaining
Sexual violence (Violencia sexual) According to the World Health Organization, sexual violence is ‘any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, or other act directed against a person’s sexuality… Read More »Sexual violence
Violencia machista (Sexist violence) Sexist violence is another term used to refer to gender-based violence against women. This concept aims to highlight that the cause of said violence is the… Read More »Sexist violence
Domestic violence (Violencia doméstica ) This refers to the type of violence that take places in the domestic sphere, regardless of who exercises it or who suffers it (mothers and fathers… Read More »Domestic violence
Violence against women (Violencia contra las mujeres) The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women defines violence against women as ‘any act of gender-based violence that results in,… Read More »Violence against women
Victim of gender-based violence (Víctima de violencia de género) The terms victim and survivor of gender-based violence refer to people who suffer from this type of violence. However, the word… Read More »Victim of gender-based violence
Trafficking in persons, human trafficking (Trata de personas) Human trafficking is a crime against a person’s human rights; the most agreed upon definition comes from Article 3 of the Palermo… Read More »Trafficking in persons, human trafficking
Sex work (Trabajo sexual) According to collectives that assert the rights of sex workers, sex work is the provision of a sexual service in exchange for money. In this understanding,… Read More »Sex work
