Gender, power and violence: autobiography of a "family empowerment"

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  • David Andrés Diez Gómez Fundación universitaria Los Libertadores

Keywords:

gender, power, intrafamily violence, Colombia

Abstract

Based on some aspects of the author’s family history, this essay reflects on forms of female resistance in the face of masculine violence. Gen­der places women at a disadvantage given the power held by men in their role of «breadwin­ ner.» Nevertheless, women mobilize strategies that corrupt such power. Several factors influen­ ce this process: children’s physical and emotio­ nal growth; the augmentation of women earnings; and the loss of men’s physical and symbolic strength; dynamics that open possibilities for «family empowerment.»

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Author Biography

David Andrés Diez Gómez, Fundación universitaria Los Libertadores

Colombiano. Antropólogo y magíster en estudios de género, mujer y desarrollo de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Investigador de la Escuela Nacional Sindical (ENS), Medellín, Colombia. Sus líneas de investigación son el género, el trabajo, la juventud y la sexualidad

Published

2023-07-16

How to Cite

Diez Gómez, D. A. (2023). Gender, power and violence: autobiography of a "family empowerment". Géneroos, 16(6), 123–140. Retrieved from https://revistasacademicas.ucol.mx/index.php/generos/article/view/1382

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