Femicide:
Femicide or feminicide is a hate crime which is broadly defined as “the intentional killing of women or girls because they are female,” but definitions of it vary depending on cultural context. In 1976, the feminist author Diana E. H. Russell first defined the term as “the killing of females by males because they are female.” Others broaden the meaning of the term by including the killing of females by females. In many Central American countries, where organized crime is a prevalent issue, the term femicide is used in reference to the violent killings of women and girls which are frequently perpetrated by gang members, a crime which is primarily committed in order to stoke fear and compliance among civilians. [Wikipedia]
Noted in “Shanquella Robinson’s death is being investigated as a femicide. Here is what it means,” Nicole Chavez, CNN:
The killing of Shanquella Robinson is being investigated as a femicide, an unfamiliar term for many in the United States as this gender-motivated crime has not been defined by US legislation despite being a global issue.
