In the modern era, the nature of violence against women has shifted from private domesticity to the public and systemic sphere. In many parts of the world, "gendercide" has become a tool of war and economic displacement. From the systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon of ethnic cleansing to the disappearance of women in industrial hubs—like the infamous cases in Ciudad Juárez—violence is often tied to the devaluation of female life in a globalized economy. Here, women are frequently treated as "disposable" bodies in the machinery of capital and conflict. 2. The Persistence of "Honor" and State Complicity
The history of killing women is now being met with an equally powerful history of resistance. The "Ni Una Menos" (Not One Less) movement, originating in Latin America, has sparked a global reckoning. By demanding that the state recognize femicide as a distinct legal category, activists are stripping away the "privacy" of domestic murder and exposing it as a political issue. This shift from victimhood to political agency marks a crucial turning point: the refusal to let these deaths remain invisible or "natural." Conclusion Tuer les femmes : une histoire mondiale (2/2)
The history of femicide is not merely a collection of isolated crimes; it is the physical manifestation of a global structural hierarchy. While the first part of this history often focuses on the ancestral origins and the "normalization" of violence through legal and religious codes, this second part examines the modern evolution of these practices and the global resistance rising against them. 1. The Industrialization of Gender-Based Violence In the modern era, the nature of violence