“The violenceometer is a graphic, didactic and very direct tool to visualize how violence against a woman can begin in the form of a joke and transform into a situation where her life is at risk. It is used by professionals from various parts of the world to quickly and graphically illustrate the path that gender violence can follow and the importance of asking for help and reporting it. We not only talk about violence in the relationship, women can also suffer violence in the workplace, for example, so we also publish a violence meter marking these situations,” explained the Undersecretary of Women of the Municipality of Neuquén, Alejandra. Oehrens.
violentometer
The graphic material made by the undersecretary.
This graphic material that is disseminated in Neuquén It was designed in Mexico in 2009, by the polytechnic gender unit, after surveying 14,000 women about the dynamics of their relationships. This tool visualizes the different forms of violence that manifest themselves in the daily lives of women and men, and that most of the time are not taken into account or are confused or unknown.
The implementation of the “violentometer”
“We have to end once and for all with the belief that if he is jealous of you it is because he loves you or if he controls you it is because he cares for you, we must urgently change that thought, jealousy and control is violence in all its letters and Women must be listened to at this stage and must receive support, containment, but above all help from the State, to avoid greater risk situations, because this can end in femicide and at first it is very difficult to visualize it, but through the violence meter everything is very clear. , we can see perfectly how situations of violence grow in modalities and intensity, here is the commitment of everyone,” said the undersecretary, who also confirmed: “In Neuquén capital you can communicate with us, we have a team of extremely professional trained and with a great daily work preventing and also acting fully in situations of gender violence.
What work does the Undersecretary of Women do?
The Undersecretariat for Women operates a comprehensive care team for women in situations of gender violence, made up of lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, social workers and personnel specialized in territorial work who for 4 years have provided free legal advice and sponsorship and psycho accompaniment. – social for women in the city.
“In our organization we receive many queries about situations of gender violence in the workplace, it is important that the women of our city know that they are not alone and can count on us in this area as well, unfortunately violence against women exists in many environments and we try to bring a response to each place to eradicate it,” highlighted the undersecretary of Women of the Capital City.
The published violenceometers can be used by any professional or organization that needs it, they are available to the entire community in PDF format and can be downloaded from the following links:
https://www.neuquencapital.gov.ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/violentometro.pdf
https://www.neuquencapital.gov.ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/violentometro
