Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
																
							Mar 5, 2020
				 
				Venezuelan women: The unseen victims of the humanitarian crisis
							
																			By 
																Angela Chavez												
		
				
					Although gender inequality is not a novel issue in Latin America and especially not in Venezuela, the current humanitarian crisis has made women more vulnerable financially, politically, and socially, and made sexual violence and discrimination commonplace. According to a recent report by Venezuelan non-profit organization Center for Peace and Justice (CEPAZ), the crisis has increased women’s vulnerability through the lack of governance and weakened institutions, impoverishment, lack of access to food and medicine, and the rising forced migration, among other factors.