La violencia contra la mujer en el ámbito laboral en la ciudad de Cuenca, como una forma de transgresión a los derechos humanos

Abstract

Violence against women in the workplace is a latent problem since ancient times in global society, which has not been able to be eradicated even with the existence of national and international regulations created specifically to regulate it. In this sense, the present investigation was carried out with the purpose of determining whether currently in the city of Cuenca, there are work spheres in which such a situation persists, from which it was possible to determine that, in fact, there is a high rate of women in a relationship. of dependency that mentions having been a victim of different acts of workplace violence, such as discriminatory, degrading or unequal treatment by employers or third parties who have a certain hierarchy with respect to them. Situation that originates mainly from the predominance of patriarchal, circumstantial and social dogmas, which place women in a condition of inferiority with respect to men, limiting their development and professional advancement, a fact that directly transgresses several Fundamental Rights enshrined in International Instruments and in the Constitution of the Republic, such as equality and non-discrimination and a dignified life. Denoting the imperative need in the domestic legal system to incorporate affirmative action measures aimed at effectively guaranteeing the rights of women in the workplace. To carry out the research, a quantitative methodology was used, approached from a dogmatic legal approach, through which the problem could be studied from a doctrinal, normative and field perspective.