[EDITORIAL] International Women's Day: setback and deterioration in Peru (Institute of Democracy and Human Rights of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (IDEHPUCP) [Spanish] - 3/8/2023)
[EDITORIAL] International Women's Day: setback and deterioration in Peru - Institute of Democracy and Human Rights of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (IDEHPUCP [Spanish]) The Minister of Education of Peru's government – chaired for the first time in our history by a woman – allows himself to say the following about a group of female protesters: “not even animals expose their children. (…) Can those who take their children and expose them to the violence that we are witnessing be called mothers?" This pronouncement by Oscar Manuel Becerra is, among other things, an unspeakable expression of verbal violence against women. And the fact that President Boluarte keeps him in office and does not demand any explanation also implies an unjustifiable endorsement. This incident, on the eve of International Women's Day, may be the most effective reminder of the stagnation and even the setback of our country regarding the principles represented on this date: the reco...