Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 22 Issue 11

Women Searching for Missing Persons in Mexico. Guidelines for a Public Policy with aGender Perspective © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue XI Version I 17 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 A Rosa María Rosas Villicaña Prof. at Universidad Tecnológica de México Abstract- The increase in the disappearance of people in Mexico has been the reason why women in various circumstances carry out actions at any risk to find their loved ones, others voluntarilyjoin this cause; they are called seekers and their search leadership is forceful. In this study, itis noted that there are no official figures that identify how many there are and their various situations are posed as a public problem that requires a gender analysis to understand and reveal the dimension of their realities in which they operate under a context of abandonment violence, inequalities and discrimination that derive from structural causes in a patriarchal society. It is reflected that guidelines are proposed towards a public policy that recognizes their own identity and has a transforming effect to guarantee and protect their human rights as women. Keywords: women, gender analysis, public policy, disappeared persons, human rights. Resumen- El incremento de la desaparición de personas en México, ha sido el motivo por el cual, mujeres en diversas circunstancias, realizan acciones bajo cualquier riesgo para encontrar a sus seres queridos, otras más, se suman voluntariamente a su causa; a ellas se les llama buscadoras y su liderazgo en las búsquedas es contundente. En este estudio, se advierte que no hay cifras oficiales que identifique cuántas son y sus diversas situaciones se plantean como un problema público que requiere de un análisis de género para comprender y revelar la dimensión de sus realidades en las que se desenvuelven bajo un contexto de abandono, violencias, desigualdades y discriminación que derivan de causas estructurales en unasociedad patriarcal. Se reflexiona proponen pautas hacia una política pública que les reconozca su propia identidad y tenga un efecto transformador para garantizar y proteger susderechos humanos como mujeres. Palabras clave: mujeres, análisis de género, política pública, personas desaparecidas, derechos humanos. I. I ntroduction he starting point of this research is the phenomenon of the disappearance of persons in Mexico, which serves as a triggering basis for another problem: women in search of their loved ones. The focus of this study aims to reveal that it is necessary to address the realities experienced by women immersed in the search for persons based on the conceptual tools of Gender Theory in order to understand the dimension of their situation, which derives from the structural systems that give rise to gender gaps; these begin with discrimination and lackof recognition as members of a family. The analysis based on their roles is a guide to know what kind of power relations they have been involved in before, during and after the disappearance of their loved ones. For this reason, the research departs from the victimological perspective, not to distort it, but to contribute methodological approaches with the objective of understanding the scope of this problem and to propose lines of action to transform it. Seen as a social process of human rights protection (Moyn, 2012), these women moralize through their social activism and make themselves heard as mandates of hope. In the triangle of inequality, discrimination and violence, I place special emphasis on this last element, since there are documented cases of lethal violence that has led to state and social neglect. This must be reversed with awareness and commitment to prevent and eradicate violence through actions and omissions contrary to fundamental human rights: life, security and access to justice. The gender analysis methodology aims to quantify the number of women involved inthe search for people, identify who they are, detect the inequality of opportunities and the mechanisms that perpetuate them in this context, as well as to know their material needs, strategic interests, living conditions, their social position and, with this, explore a path that leads them to empowerment through alternative ways of solution. In this sense, the proposal of a public policy with a gender perspective requires the design and construction of indicators that expose the realities of these women and dimension the problem, as well as serve as a basis for the projection of a public policy that transforms the situations of these women based on their human rights. The fact of starting from the bottom rung of the stormy climb towards the search for people, added to the obstacles due to their gender condition, places them in a vulnerable condition. The incorporation of gender markers is intended to raise awareness, generate commitment and propose actions to combat the aforementioned problems; they will also help define the scope of their measurement to expose situations that may arise and provide the basis for a public policy that generates changes in favor of women. T Author: e-mail: rosirv3@hotmail.com