Nicaragua Pre-Election Sexualization of Women

Nicaragua Pre-Election Sexualization of Women

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Year: 
2016
Level of government: 
National

During the pre-election period, observers looked for and reported on incidents of sexual exhibition of women. This included the exhibition of women in sexual ways to draw attention to campaign or political party events. This graph shows the average percentage of municipalities in which observers reported seeing ("Yes") or not seeing ("No") this kind of sexualization of the female form in different parties'campaign activities. 

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