Violence against women is not an issue alien to political parties, from whose platforms the leaders work and raise their voices to empower and motivate their peers.
Policy efforts seek to achieve greater equity, in a struggle that they admit is moving slowly, but charged with optimism.
Geanilda Vásquez, Minister of State without Portfolio, argues that violence stems from inequity, lack of opportunities and low self-esteem, which she understands must be managed in a transversal way.
She assures that since her Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), social programs have focused on women improving themselves, empowering themselves, although she admitted that despite multiple efforts, it is never enough when violence against women is involved.
Margarita Cedeño, presidential candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), considered that the Dominican Republic has the opportunity to take more forceful steps towards gender equality.
“We must promote concrete measures for equal access to public financing of campaigns, strengthen the gender perspective in all public and private actions, promote mechanisms for the incorporation and participation of women in the political sphere and train for female political leadership” Cedeño emphasized.
The PRM senator for Azua, Lía Díaz, specified that from her community she works with programs and talks to raise awareness among women and teach them to love each other more.
He also understands that the problem of violence must be worked on from childhood and very thoroughly in the family nucleus.
For the PLD deputy Magda Rodríguez, on November 25 she finds the Dominican Republic with many pending tasks, as the high levels of femicide, verbal, sexual and psychological violence, among others, continue.
In his opinion, all public powers must agree to develop actions from the National Congress, the Executive Branch, the parties, the media and society in general in order to eliminate violence, “that must be a primary task.” .
