From the private to the public: Continuum of sexual–racial violence against migrant women

Paola Contreras-Hernández, Valeria Stuardo Ávila

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This article analyses the sexual–racial violence faced by migrant women in public spaces in the city of Barcelona. Based on a gendered perspective, this study conceptualises public space as an area where women’s rights to live a life free of violence are restricted and looks at sexism and racism as systems of oppression; further, the concept of a continuum of violence forms the theoretical basis of this article. Forty in-depth interviews were conducted with Latin American women living in the city of Barcelona. The study identified a continuum of violence that intensifies in the migratory context. Violence moves in a circular fashion from private to public spaces through a combination of sexism and racism perpetrated by (ex-)partners, strangers, and acquaintances. As a result, migrant women grapple with feelings of rejection and insecurity that hinder integration processes and condition their life in the city, experiences, and decisions regarding daily life.

Idioma originalInglés
PublicaciónEuropean Journal of Women's Studies
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EstadoEn prensa - 2024

Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus

  • Estudios de género
  • Arte y humanidades (miscelánea)

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