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Sexual violence reported by 60% of women in Spain’s film industry
Female film-makers call for action to end culture of ‘silence and impunity’
Six in 10 women in Spain’s film and audiovisual industry have suffered sexual violence, according to a report that calls for urgent action to protect female workers. “Fear of reprisals, shame, revictimisation, a lack of knowledge about reporting mechanisms, and the burden and responsibility placed on women, rather than on abusers within the industry, paves the way for silence and impunity.” Speaking at the report’s presentation in Madrid on Thursday, one of the authors, the political scientist and feminist researcher Nerea Barjola Ramos, said the “naturalisation and normalisation” of such violence had created a sense of impunity.
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