The University of Murcia commemorated this Wednesday the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with a minute of silence, the reading of the manifesto of the Network of Gender Equality Units for University Excellence and the delivery of the awards of the different competitions organized by the Unit for Equality between women and men of the University of Murcia on violence against women.
The event, held in the Gallery of Rectors of Convalescence, was chaired by the rector of the UMU, José Luján, and Carmen Sánchez-Trigueros, director of the Unit for Equality.
The rector has been in charge of completing the reading of the manifesto, which states that "universities, as generators and transmitters of knowledge and values,they must be a reference in the commitment to make the principle of equality effective and to eradicate violence against women.
Not turning your back on reality is the first step.
For universities, contributing to a more just world is both a challenge and an inexcusable duty ".Regarding the awards ceremony, the winners of the three categories that have been delivered have been the following:III TWEET CONTEST AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCEFirst prizeZaida Sánchez Terrer, Head of the Interlibrary Loan Section of the General Library.Tweet: "Tear down the walls and open the windows because, between four walls, violence can be the perfect tenant"First accessMaría Dolores Agüera López, student of the Master of Gender and Equality.Tweet: "Dead women do not narrate, but our weapon is the word and with the word we count"Second access.María Legaz Franco, 3rd year student of the Primary Education DegreeTweet: "A woman without fear is a free woman"AWARD FOR THE BEST FINAL PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF GENDER VIOLENCESecond accessTFG in History: 'Conflicts in marriage during the 17th and 18th centuries in Spain' by Paloma Rubio Hernández, with a score of 9.25.The jury has valued his original approach on behavior and relationships between spouses during the 17th and 18th centuries, after the decisions agreed at the Council of Trent, with great methodological rigor and a broad perspective that ranges from verbal violence to death.First accessTFG in Art History 'Women on the Margin: History of Art and Sexist Violence', by Alicia Sempere Marín, with a score of 9.30.For offering a new look at the marginalization and direct violence suffered by women in the art world, from Artemisa Gentileschi to Carmen Tomé, linking with the denunciations of La Caja de Pandora about what happens in the present artistic world, subject of great social and current significance in our country.First prize.TFG in Law 'The principle of equality and its impact on Organic Law 1/2004, of December 28, on Comprehensive Protection Measures against Gender Violence', by Felipe Luján Romero, with a score of 9.65.For addressing in an excellent, complete and profound way, a topic of particular relevance for the analysis of violence against women, such as the principle of equality and its particular impact and application to the Law, both due to the seriousness of violence against women.
gender that continues to exist socially, such as the growing polarization in the debate around gender violence, the denial of its existence and the need for regulation by some political formations.
And offer revisions that should be made to the existing Law, within the framework of the current State Pact against gender violence.AWARD FOR THE BEST MASTER'S FINAL PROJECTS ON GENDER VIOLENCEFirst prize for the Final work of the Master in General Health Psychology 'Dating violence, sexism, attachment and parenting styles: a systematic review', by Julia Martínez Baquero with a score of 9.1.For conducting a systematic review on the process of gender violence in dating and its relationship with levels of sexism and learning and attachment styles.
A very novel work because gender violence in young people has been less studied, and it is very useful for raising awareness on the subject in educational centers for minors in terms of intervention, an age group where it is a priority to create awareness on the variables that trigger such violence and thus be able to prevent it.PRIZE FOR DOCTORAL THESES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENPrimer premio a la mejor Tesis Doctoral al trabajo 'El Patronato de protección a la mujer: prostitución, moralidad e intervención estatal durante el Franquismo' de Carmen Guillén Lorente, con una puntuación de 9,75.Por realizar una investigación novedosa sobre la represión ejercida durante el Franquismo, centrándose esta vez en la violencia practicada de manera específica sobre la mujer.
Un estudio de la violencia política, física y simbólica a través de uno de los aparatos represivos más efectivo y menos conocido: El Patronato de protección a la mujer, que permaneció en nuestra sociedad hasta 1986.
Source: Universidad de Murcia