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They are also categorized within hate crimes, given that they occur in a context in which the feminine has been stigmatized for years.

Unlike other types of murder, femicides often occur at home as a consequence of gender violence. The term "feminicide" refers to a specific type of homicide in which a man murders a woman, girl or girl because she is female.

Related article: "The causes and effects of gender violence".

In this article we will define the different types of femicide, the most extreme consequence of gender violence, and we will analyze its causes from a psychosocial perspective. With the advance of feminist movements these issues have gained a much greater visibility than they had a few decades ago in much of the world. Inequality and gender violence are recurrent in the history of societies.