Continuum de la violencia: un desafío para las políticas públicas
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Barraza Morelle, Cecilia
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2009-01
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Esta ponencia plantea el problema de la violencia contra las mujeres en el contexto de las políticas públicas para mujeres el municipio de Cali, desde el enfoque de derechos humanos. Se advierte que es fundamental la participación de la sociedad en la definición de las políticas públicas, puesto que el fin último de las políticas públicas es transformar la sociedad, para lo cual se plantea la meta de transversalizar el género en la administración. Se presenta el panorama de la violencia intrafamiliar y sexual mediante datos forenses. Se reconoce la incidencia del conflicto armado en Colombia, así como la existencia de una brecha considerable entre el reconocimiento formal de los derechos de las mujeres y el ejercicio real de éstos. Finalmente, se concluye que se deben diseñar políticas que cumplan con cuatro condiciones: continuas en el tiempo, integrales, enmarcadas en una política de Estado, e insertas en esfuerzos de construcción de paz y democracia para el conjunto de la sociedad.
Abstract: This presentation focuses violence against women in the context of public policy for women in Cali from a human rights approach. The participation of society as a whole in defining public policy is seen as fundamental, sin its ultimate end is to transform society, which necessitates the goal of gender mainstreaming. The panorama of family and sexual violence is presented through forensic data. The incidence of the armed conflict in Colombia is important, and there is a considerable gap between the formal acknowledgement of women’s rights and their enjoyment by women in reality. Finally, it is concluded that public policies to be designed should fulfill four conditions: they must be continuous, integral, framed in a State policy, and in efforts for the construction of peace and democracy for society as a whole.
Abstract: This presentation focuses violence against women in the context of public policy for women in Cali from a human rights approach. The participation of society as a whole in defining public policy is seen as fundamental, sin its ultimate end is to transform society, which necessitates the goal of gender mainstreaming. The panorama of family and sexual violence is presented through forensic data. The incidence of the armed conflict in Colombia is important, and there is a considerable gap between the formal acknowledgement of women’s rights and their enjoyment by women in reality. Finally, it is concluded that public policies to be designed should fulfill four conditions: they must be continuous, integral, framed in a State policy, and in efforts for the construction of peace and democracy for society as a whole.