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Index Feminism………………………… 1 - 3Stigmas…………………………… 4 - 9Mental Health…………….…. 10 -13Diversity………………..…….… 14-16 LGBT…………………….......... 17- 20

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FEMINISMFEMINISM IS A SOCIAL MOVEMENT ANDPOLITICAL THEORY BASED ON JUSTICEORGANIZED BY WOMEN WHO BECOME AWARE OFTHE INJUSTICES AND DISCRIMINATION THEYSUFFER DAILY FOR THE SINGLE REASON OF BEINGWOMEN.MORE THAN ANYTHING, FEMINISM SEEKS FORSOCIAL, CULTURAL, ACADEMIC, ECONOMIC ANDPOLITICAL EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN ANDWOMEN, TO CREATE AWARENESS ANDCONDITIONS TO TRANSFORM SOCIALRELATIONSHIPS, TO ELIMINATE ANY TYPE OFVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.IT ALSO SEEKS FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, ANDDESTROY THE PATRIARCHY. SOME TIMES SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT JUSTBECAUSE WOMEN CAN VOTE THERE IS NOTHINGELSE TO CHANGE, BUT IT’S NOT TRUE, NOW ADAYS 10 TO 11 WOMEN IN MEXICO AREMURDERED PER DAYS FOR THE ONLY FACT OFBEING WOMEN, IT IS HARDER TO GET A JOB THANMEN AND GENDER VIOLENS IS NORMALIIZED.3

PATRIARCHYTHE PATRIARCHY IS A WAY OF ORGANIZINGSOCIETY IN WHICH MAN HAVE SUPERMACY OVERWOMEN BUILT TO MANTAIN THE MASCULIN DOMINATION. IT IS THE BASE OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION.THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS AND SEX RECOGNIZED, THE MALE AND FEMALE, MEN ANDWOMEN.MASCULINE AND FEMENINE ARE CONSIDERED“THE NATURAL”.ITS FUNDAMENT IS BECAUSE OF BIOLOGICALREASONS, ONE EXAMPLE IS “WOMEN ARE MADETO TAKE CARE” THIS FUNDAMENTS CONTINUE TOSUSTAIN MANY TYPES OF GENDERDISCRIMINATION. 4

WomenMenInterested inpublic goodsAttentiveHeartwormingCooperativeComunicativeFriendlyAffectionateCompetitiveAutonomousIndependentConflictiveWorried for the private goodsStrongDon´´t showemotionsGENDER INEQUALITYTERM THAT RECOGMIZES THAT THEPREFERIENCE AND SELF EXPRESION OF MANYPEOPLE DOESNT FIT IN THE GENDER NORMS. GENDER NORMSGEDER NORMS ARE THE IDEAS OF HOU WOMENAND MEN SHOULD BE. THIS CAN STABLISH A LIFECYCLE FULL OF SOCIALIZATION ANDSTEREOTYPES.STEREOTYPES5

GENDER SOCIALIZATIONIT IS THE PROCESS IN WHICH GENDER NORMS,ROLES AND RULES ARE LEARNT. THEY STABLISHTHE EXPECTANCIES THAT A PERSON HAS BASEDON THE SEX THAT IS GIVEN AT BIRTH. FACTORS LIKE:WHICH TOYS ARE GIVEN TO KIDS.THE PHISICAL SPACE WHERE CHILDREN SPENDMOST OF THEIR TIMES.KIDS EXPECTED BEHAIVIORS.HOW KIDS ARE SHOWN TO EXPRESS THEIRFEELINGS. AND HOW KIDS ARE TREATED, CONTRIVUTES TOGENDER SOCIALIZATION.6

GEN 4 WAYS TO HELP END VIOLENCE AGAINSTWOMEN BELIEVE SURVIVORS AND LISTEN TO THEM:WHEN A WOMEN SHARES HER EXPERIENCE OFVIOLENCE, BELIEVE HER, LISTEN TO HER ANDMAKE HER KNOW THAT SHE IS NOT ALONE. DONOT SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THE VICTIM WASWEARING, IT IS NOT RELEVANT.EDUCATE PEOPLE: THE EXAMPLES WE GIVETO YOUNGER PEOPLE SET THEIR WAY OFTHINKING AND SEEING THE WORLD, SO IT ISIMPORTANT TO START TALKING NOT JUSTWITH YOUNGER PEOPLE ABOUT GENDERROLES, POINT OUT STEREOTYPES, CONSENT,HUMAN RIGHTS, ETC.UNDERSTAND CONSENT: IF SOMEONE SAYSNO, THEN IT’S NO IT DOES NOT MATTER WHATTHEY ARE WEARING. BE RESPECTFUL ANDAVOID SAYING STUFF LIKE “BOYS WILL BEBOYS” OR “SHE WAS ASKING FOR IT”.START A CONVERSATION: VIOLENCE AGAINSTWOMEN AND GIRLS IS A HUMAN RIGHTVIOLATION THAT HAS BEEN PERPETRATEDFOR DECADES, SO TALK ABOUT IT AND MAKEAWARENESS. 7

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