La Violencia De Género y el Adulto Mayor en el Sector Rural

Abstract

This research work entitled "GENDER VIOLENCE AND THE OLDER ADULT IN THE RURAL SECTOR", is focused on analyzing the legal regulations in force in Ecuador for the protection and eradication of violence against women in the rural sector. The social group of interest for the research analysis has been determined in the group of the Elderly with ages from 65 years onwards. Being a group of double vulnerability first for being a woman and second for belonging to the group of the Elderly or Senior Citizens. Based on the field investigation, it was determined which are the social factors that affect gender violence in the Píllaro canton, determining as a result economic factors, family circle, bad relationships, culture and religion. With the creation of the Comprehensive Organic Law to Prevent and Eradicate Violence Against Women (2018), Ecuador intended to reduce rates of gender violence, but despite current legal regulations, the reality is different. Day by day we see how women die as a result of femicide, thousands of women are victims of some type of violence, be it physical, psychological or sexual, as well as hundreds of disappeared women in Ecuador. For this reason, the main purpose of this investigation is to show what the shortcomings are and what mechanisms the Ecuadorian State must adopt to eradicate once and for all gender violence not only in the rural sector but also at the national level, for women can feel free in a society that respects their human and constitutional rights