Myths, beliefs and the Salvadoran collective imaginary that violates human rights and excludes pregnant women in the woman - maternity binomial

Abstract

The study referred to in this article focuses on the analysis of gender expectations related to motherhood. To this end, the sociocultural factors involved in the collective imaginary are identified, where the binomial between being a woman and being a mother is manifested, provoking gender expectations where the mandate to motherhood forces her to a dynamic of care that exploits her humanity; These conditions are directly related to foundational myths and stereotypes of the sex-gender system, which lead to the systematic violation, persecution and criminalization of women and mothers in Salvadoran society, therefore, it is necessary to propose good practices that, as a tool, contribute to the protection and defense of women's rights, Therefore, it is necessary to propose good practices that, as a tool, contribute to the protection and defense of the human rights of women and pregnant women, and that through positive practices, achieve a social change that implies the analysis and unlearning of myths, stereotypes, roles and other socio-cultural conditioning factors that subordinate the feminine, historically present in the collective imaginary; since the analysis of realities and interpretations of them in a different way as alternatives to androcentric thinking, has been and continues to be a constant challenge, such as unlearning sexist thoughts, actions and attitudes.