Expressions of university activists about gender violence on clotheslines at the Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY)

Abstract

The objective is to characterize the clotheslines of denunciation of gender violence carried out by university activists of the UADY between 2018 and 2023. Descriptive study, not experimental, longitudinal trend. There were 14 mobilizations of university activists for the realization of clotheslines, 71.4% with collectives and 28.6% without collectives. They were made 29 clotheslines, 86.2% with collective and 13.8% without collective, 62.1% was in face mode and 37.9% in virtual mode. The evolution of the frequency of clotheslines showed a gradual increase since its emergence in 2018. In 2020 it was the heyday, in 2021 a strong decline that continued until 2022 and increased again in 2023. There were 1,341 complaints, the content of accounts of violence accompanied by the name of the aggressor and phrases predominated. The most reported types of violence were sexual (48.7%) and psychological (48.7%). The predominant mode was school violence (54%). 97.3% of violence was perpetrated by men. In 67% of the complaints, violence was perpetrated by students. The limitations of the study have to do with the characteristics and contents of clotheslines. The main finding is the analysis of the chronology and frequency of activism, clotheslines and denunciations, which reflect the need to implement resistance actions and fight against violence in university spaces. The results generated guide the design of relevant strategies for the prevention, attention and eradication of gender-based violence from university spaces.