An Analysis of Responses to Sexual Assault against Women in Public Space: Practical Gender Needs or Strategic Gender Interests?

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作者
Cabrera, Maria Silvestre [1 ]
Fradua, Iratxe Aristegui [1 ]
Prieto, Raquel Royo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Deusto, Fac Social & Human Sci, Bilbao 48007, Spain
来源
SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL | 2023年 / 12卷 / 02期
关键词
sexual violence; rape culture; learned fear; sexual assault; public space; practical gender needs and strategic gender interests;
D O I
10.3390/socsci12020101
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This article focuses on sexual violence and the learned fear of rape experienced by women in their use of public space, understood as social constructions of a system of domination. We analyze a series of data, drawn from secondary sources, on the prevalence and perception of sexual assault in public space. This data confirms that sexual assault in public spaces is a real risk and that, as such, it is perceived and experienced by the majority of women. We have also selected and presented a series of institutional initiatives aimed at preventing sexual assaults on women in public spaces at night-time. Finally, we have constructed an index to study whether the selected institutional responses respond to practical gender needs or to strategic gender interests. The article concludes that all of these initiatives have a greater impact in the area of gender needs, but they are not able to reverse the structural causes of sexual assault or to contribute to true social change.
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