feminicide
Murdering women systematically
Feminicide is the killing of women or girls specifically because of their gender.
The term emphasizes that such murders are not random acts of violence but are connected to systemic patterns of misogyny, domestic abuse, and gender-based discrimination.
It is used especially in contexts where violence against women is widespread or inadequately addressed by authorities.
Activists marched to demand justice for victims of feminicide.
The related term femicide is sometimes used interchangeably, though feminicide more explicitly foregrounds the social and political dimensions of these killings.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- killingCausing death deliberately
- gender-based violenceHarm due to sex
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentencing · investigation · evidence · perpetrator · impunity · criminalization · legislation · law enforcement
Male-dominated social order
- misogynyHostility toward women
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
oppression · machismo · gender-based · objectification · violence against women · domestic violence · power · control
Period following loss
- lossBeing without something
- victimOne harmed by another
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
remembrance · memorial · anguish · bereavement · horror · atrocity · outrage · injustice
Public expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- marchRhythmic group walk
demonstration · solidarity · coalition · grassroots · petition · reform · mobilization · memorial
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- killingCausing death deliberately
- gender-based violenceHarm due to sex
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
conviction · sentencing · investigation · evidence · perpetrator · impunity · criminalization · legislation · law enforcement · forensics
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- misogynyHostility toward women
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
inequality · oppression · machismo · gender-based · objectification · violence against women · domestic violence · power · control · subjugation
mourning
Period following loss
sorrow · remembrance · memorial · anguish · bereavement · horror · atrocity · outrage · injustice · condolence
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
march · demonstration · solidarity · coalition · grassroots · petition · reform · mobilization · memorial · vigil
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