Proud to be a woman
An Anti-Femicide Campaign in Mexico
“No Estamos Todas”
Background
An illustration created for an anti-femicide campaign from Mexico which is called “ No Estamos Todas”
In order to celebrate their lives and elevate the voice of women, a group of designers and illustrators created the artworks for the victims.
Femicide is the most dramatic expression of gender-based violence. From acid attacks against women in Colombia to the #NiUnaMenos protest movement in Argentina, they present stories from different countries in the region and the voices of survivors and fighters.
The Story of The illustration
Leslie was a 20-year-old girl from Tijuanax of Mexico, She was reported as missing, and her body was found in the trunk of a car, there were violent marks on her body, and postmortem studies revealed she died because of suffocation by strangulation.
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EVERY TWO HOURS
A WOMAN DIES
IN LATIN AMERICA
FOR THE SIMPLE FACT
OF BEING A WOMAN.
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Design Thought
I had been thinking about what I was hoping for when I was her age, sure I didn’t expect that such as horrible thing would ever happen in my life. One I was sure of (even now) is I’m expecting the good thing which will happen in my future and preparing myself for this.
Even how much we prepare for the future, it sounds way ridiculous that the females on the other side of the world have to prepare themselves to face things like this.
I believe that every female deserves the chance to grow as a confident and self-esteemed human being.
Thus, there was a thought came to my mind that I didn’t want to illustrate the victim with a very sad aura, I want her to be a super confident and strong girl even in heaven, and proud of being a woman.