Puebla ranks second in aggressions towards women journalists in the country, having 11% of the 251 cases that occurred in Mexico in 2020.
This, according to a diagnosis carried out by ‘Comunicación e Información de la Mujer A.C.’ (CIMAC), an organization that focuses on women in journalism. Their diagnosis states that every 34 hours a woman journalist is assaulted for carrying out her job as a reporter in the country.
In this regard, they detail that the four places with most aggressions registered are:
- Mexico City (27%)
- Puebla (11%)
- Mexico State (8.3%)
- Veracruz (7.17%)
According to Article 19, between 2019 and 2020, aggressions against women journalists increased 23.9% in Mexico, as 207 cases were registered.
They point out that women suffer systematic violence if they express their opinion or transgress sexist discourse, with most cases happening on the Internet. Dealing mainly with:
- Intimidations
- Harassment
- Threats
While the main aggressors, both online and offline, are individuals and public officials.
“In this context, it is relevant to listen to the voices of women journalists and demand the State to create the necessary conditions for them to be able to practice journalism safely and freely”, they argue.
In Puebla, one of the most recent cases in 2021 is that of reporter Monserrat Gómez, who was harassed while covering the match between Puebla and Pumas on Day 16 of the ‘Guard1anes 2021 Tournament’, and filed an official complaint.
On social media, she expressed her opinion of the moment in which a fan tried to kiss her. For which she received multiple comments that fall into systemic violence. Some blamed her “because women shouldn’t be outside soccer stadiums, where there are drunk men” or told her that she was “exaggerating”.
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