The university supports the eradication of gender violence

Cuenca, jueves 8 octubre 2020
Agreement to fight against violence
Agreement to fight against violence

 

65% of women in Ecuador have experienced some type of violence, in the province of Azuay the figure is 79.20%. Violence against women is a social problem that concerns everyone. Therefore, the city's Board for the eradication of gender violence and Universidad Politecnica Salesiana (UPS) have strengthened their agreement to fight for the eradication of violence against women.

UPS has been actively participating in this roundtable, which considers violence as acts that affect the most vulnerable and destroys families, considered the core of society.

During the signing of this agreement, UPS president Father Juan Cárdenas, stated his commitment and efforts to contribute to the eradication of domestic violence and particularly against women