"Justice for my Sister-Trailer. YouTube. September 18, 2013. Accessed December 07, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0-EiMYxOlk.
"Justice for my Sister" perfectly depicts the typical experience of Latin American women. It takes a close look at the cultural phenomena of discrimination, sexism and violence against women in Guatemala in order to call international attention to the wider regional patterns they represent. The obstacles Rebeca faces in her attempts to get justice for her sister--institutional inefficiency, lack of concern and lack of help--are typical of all women trying to do the same thing. The odds stacked against women like Rebeca are unbelievable, and show the absolute necessity of better policy and especially better practice in fighting femicide. "Justice For My Sister" led to the development of the Justice For My Sister Collective (JFMSC), which provides video production training for women and LGBTQ youth of color in Guatemala and Los Angeles. The organization is led by sexual assault and domestic abuse survivors and aims to prevent gender-based violence through artistic expression. JFMSC has received international recognition just as the film has received multiple international film awards.
Prieto-Carrón, Marina, Marilyn Thomson, and Mandy Macdonald. "No more killings! Women respond to femicides in Central America." Gender & Development 15, no. 1 (2007): 25-40. doi:10.1080/13552070601178849.
Marina Prieto-Carrón, Marilyn Thomson and Mandy Macdonald all use their extensive expertise to compile a thorough article on femicide in Central America and the phenomena that feed into it. Carrón is a professor of in the department of geography at Portsmouth University and specializes in studies of women and feminism in Latin America. Thomson is a gender and diversity specialist at the Latin American Women's Rights Service in London who has decades of experience in the study of gender and development. MacDonald is a specialist in international cooperation and developing studies, who has spent much of her life in Latin America studying gender equality. Their article emphasizes that femicide is part of a "deadly chain of events" that starts with societal acceptance of sexism, abuse and violence against women. They show that femicide is likelier in poverty-stricken areas, as women are more vulnerable and men are more likely to be violent, but can occur anywhere to anyone. They show that perpetrators of femicide are gang members and human traffickers but also commonly husbands and boyfriends. Their ultimate message is that policies to effectively eradicate femicide must address each of these cultural elements, prohibiting domestic violence, raising awareness about the sexism of machista culture, reducing rates of gang violence and human trafficking, and creating better reporting mechanisms for women who need help.
"Justice for my Sister" perfectly depicts the typical experience of Latin American women. It takes a close look at the cultural phenomena of discrimination, sexism and violence against women in Guatemala in order to call international attention to the wider regional patterns they represent. The obstacles Rebeca faces in her attempts to get justice for her sister--institutional inefficiency, lack of concern and lack of help--are typical of all women trying to do the same thing. The odds stacked against women like Rebeca are unbelievable, and show the absolute necessity of better policy and especially better practice in fighting femicide. "Justice For My Sister" led to the development of the Justice For My Sister Collective (JFMSC), which provides video production training for women and LGBTQ youth of color in Guatemala and Los Angeles. The organization is led by sexual assault and domestic abuse survivors and aims to prevent gender-based violence through artistic expression. JFMSC has received international recognition just as the film has received multiple international film awards.
Prieto-Carrón, Marina, Marilyn Thomson, and Mandy Macdonald. "No more killings! Women respond to femicides in Central America." Gender & Development 15, no. 1 (2007): 25-40. doi:10.1080/13552070601178849.
Marina Prieto-Carrón, Marilyn Thomson and Mandy Macdonald all use their extensive expertise to compile a thorough article on femicide in Central America and the phenomena that feed into it. Carrón is a professor of in the department of geography at Portsmouth University and specializes in studies of women and feminism in Latin America. Thomson is a gender and diversity specialist at the Latin American Women's Rights Service in London who has decades of experience in the study of gender and development. MacDonald is a specialist in international cooperation and developing studies, who has spent much of her life in Latin America studying gender equality. Their article emphasizes that femicide is part of a "deadly chain of events" that starts with societal acceptance of sexism, abuse and violence against women. They show that femicide is likelier in poverty-stricken areas, as women are more vulnerable and men are more likely to be violent, but can occur anywhere to anyone. They show that perpetrators of femicide are gang members and human traffickers but also commonly husbands and boyfriends. Their ultimate message is that policies to effectively eradicate femicide must address each of these cultural elements, prohibiting domestic violence, raising awareness about the sexism of machista culture, reducing rates of gang violence and human trafficking, and creating better reporting mechanisms for women who need help.