The advance of the digital technologies has changed the daily life of Millions of peoplebut it has also brought new challenges for them Security and the Welfare. Mexican women face risks In virtual environments where gender-based violence takes specific and persistent forms, the frequency increases.
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) dealt with this phenomenon in connection with International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 days of activism against gender-based violenceby publishing figures on the impact and characteristics of cyberbullying in Mexico.
Online attacks affect both genders, albeit differently. The INEGI stated that by 2024 more than 10 million women and 8.3 million men reported being victims of cyberbullying, a rate of 22.2% And 19.6% each higher than the national average of 21%.
Contact via false identities remains the most common option for victims 36% of cases reported. The sexual suggestions undesirable They reached 29% of women more than double that of men, while 27.5% of them received sexual content without consent.
The emotional consequences of this type of violence include feelings of Fury, Mistrust And fearwhich affects Mexican women more. Reactions to cyberbullying include: seven out of ten Mexican women They chose to block the attacker, a strategy that follows the reporting of abusive messages and calls, which were received by 32.4% and 21% of victims, respectively.
Only those 13.2% of women reported to the public prosecutor or the authoritieswhile less than 11% changed their accounts or passwords for additional protection.
The INEGI highlighted the origin of the attacks, noting that a fifth of the victims (21.6%) had been identified known to be responsible. Another group, representing 17% of women and 13.7% of men, were harassed by both people they knew and others unknown.
These numbers confirm that the Gender violence on the internet It is not limited to environments anonymous And It can be related to the social, family or professional environment of those affected.
- The advancement of digital technologies has increased the risk of gender-based violence in virtual environments, particularly for Mexican women.
- More than 10 million women and 8.3 million men in Mexico reported being victims of cyberbullying, with higher rates for women (22.2%) than men (19.6%).
- He Use of false identities It is the most common form of cyberbullying, affecting 36% of reported cases; Unwanted sexual suggestions and sending sexual content without consent primarily affect women.
- Only the 1st3.2% of Mexican women reported being victims of this type of digital violence from the authorities, and less than 11% resorted to changing accounts or passwords as a protective measure.
- Known people make up 21.6% of attackers in cases of cyberbullying, suggesting that this violence can come from social, family or professional environments and not just from anonymous people.
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