Violence against women in Mexico Violence against women in Mexico Violence against women in Mexico includes different forms of "gender-based violence" and may consist of emotional, physical, sexual, and/or mental abuse. The United Nations has rated Mexico as one of the most violent countries for women in the world after comparing its rankings of these different types of violence to other countries around the world. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico (INEGI), 66.1 percent of all women age 15 and older have experienced some kind of violence in their lives. Forty-nine percent have suffered from emotional violence; 29 percent have
Cheek kissing middle and upper classes, as they are more influenced by French culture. This behaviour was traditionally seen as a French practice. In Pakistan women may kiss female family and close friends, while men typically hug and shake hands with close family and friends when meeting. In Pashtun and Baloch culture in Pakistan both men and women may kiss close family members on both cheeks. In Gilgit Baltistan - family members may kiss on cheeks followed by a kiss on the hand. In the Philippines, cheek kissing or "beso" (also "beso-beso", from the Spanish for "kiss") is a common greeting. The