![]() Gendercide may refer to gender specific violence more generally. Īndrocide refers to the violence or killing of men. ![]() Femicide often includes domestic violence and forced or sex-selective abortions. In addition, femicide may be underreported. Ī spouse or partner is responsible in almost 40% of homicides involving a female victim. ![]() Russell first defined the term as "the killing of females by males because they are female." In some Central American countries the term femicide is used in reference to the violent killings of women and girls which are frequently perpetrated by gang members in order to stoke fear and compliance among civilians. Declaration of the enactment of the law against femicide in Chile, 2010 Part of a series onįemicide or feminicide is a hate crime which is broadly defined as "the intentional killing of women or girls because they are female," with definitions varying based on cultural context. ![]()
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