Acoso sexual callejero: un estudio sobre su presencia entre abril y septiembre del año 2017 en un parque urbano de Quito.

Abstract

This research is framed in the field of social and community psychology, explains through a mixed perspective of research how it is perceived the presence of sexual harassment in users of the services offered by an urban park in the city of Quito, among the months of April and September of the year 2017.

The methodological proposal is based on collaborative relationships between researchers, participants and representatives of the public and academic institution. It consists of the joint process of collection, analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data that seek a broad explanation of how sexual harassment is perceived in this public space.

The population criterion corresponds to men and women from 12 years and older who make regular use of the services and spaces provided by this Quito urban park. In order to obtain contextual references about the problem, we included the group of cultural mediators and sports instructors involved in the daily activities of the users in the park.

Our results indicate that the presence of sexual harassment in this urban park of Quito is perceived mostly through insistent glances, obscene comments, unpleasant compliments, sexist ridicule about the body and invasive approach to personal space, mainly against young women / adults and men young boys.