It is a number that hurts: 52 women murdered in Spain so far in 2023, victims of gender violence. Since 2003, the count is even more heartbreaking: 1,236 women. Gender violence, as indicated by the figures updated by La Moncloa, continues to be a long shadow in our society, which is why it is so extremely important to try to change this reality.
Ester Expósito, one of the best-known Spanish actresses, wanted to contribute her grain of sand in this fight. During the GQ Men of the Year Awards ceremony in Madrid, the Netflix star wanted to use her moment to make a powerful call to attention about gender violence. Her speech stood out for its courageous denunciation of the alarming situation in Spain.
The figures for sexist violence in Spain are alarming. “I can’t help but talk about something that makes me very angry and very sad,” he said. Her reflection on sexist violence focused on recent heartbreaking cases: two women and a girl murdered by her partners, a woman induced into a coma after an arson attack, and another woman murdered in front of her daughter. These brutal acts, as Expósito said, are “barbaric.”
In particular, the actress referred to the 432 orphaned minors since 2013 due to this violence. In addition, she wanted to mention sexist violence on a daily basis, including comments and denigrating situations towards women: “We are fed up.”
Expósito did not limit himself to denouncing, but extended a call to action, especially to men: “Without you we cannot end this.” In this sense, he asked that this type of violence end once and for all and that his dedication to this end be the same as that of women: “We need you to be as fed up as we are and that you want this to stop as much as we do.” .
