NAFTA and the Murders of Mexican Women Along the Border

Jillian Richmond
Input Paper 2
 
Although 300 to 400 women and girls have been found brutally murdered at the Mexican border town of Ciduad Juarez since the signing of the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, no one has been found responsible for these horrible crimes, nor has there been a great effort by the Mexican [...]

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Domestic Violence in Mexico

Jillian Richmond
PSCI 264
11-17-08
 
        Mexican men’s violence against their intimate partners has often been attributed to “machismo,” which has an emphasis on violence, aggression, and wife beating.  When an abusive man was asked why he committed a violent act against his wife, he justified his gender-based violence in terms of “machismo,” stating, “I am [...]

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