Globalism has had damaging effects on social and gender relation and most importantly the hegemonic structure in Juarez. Men became victims of globalization by losing their jobs, while women became victims of ideological forces such as the "Beauty Myth" and systematic and institutionalized violence. Industrialization in Juarez turned gender roles upside down and by doing so encourage men to go at war against women. Certain crime scene photos were leaked to the media and functioned as a tool for terror which creates "socio-political domination", by forcing these women to live in a constant state of fear. (Mora, 2)

As a murder victim, her identity is a sexualized casualty to her own lifestyle. These photos serve as evidence to the accusations that "place the blame on the victim and attempt to curtail women's sexual and social agency and their self expression." (Nathan, 2003) The unknowing onlooker is quick to buy into this discourse since many of these pictures of the victims are visualized in the media. Discourse is about power and who has the power to determine cultural norms. The male powered hierarchy of Mexico obviously controls most if not all of the media and these women are obviously at a disadvantage when it comes to representation. It is through the cycle of discourse that the public learns what is acceptable and then reproduces what they see. All of these actions by the male hierarchy of Mexico is a clear indicator of the "misogynist backlash against the gains achieved by women" through their employment and financial independence. (Nathan, 2003)

As Michael Foucault states, for the state to function in the way it does, there must be, between male and female"...."quite specific relation of domination which have their own configuration and relative autonomy." (Foucault, 188) Ways to regain, maintain, and create these relations and dominations are obvious in the use of photography and textual and verbal rhetoric in reference to the women of Juarez and those that have been murdered. The goal of such discourse is to place women in a constant state of fear and to ultimately control them by making them feel unprotected and objectified. In contrast such films as Senorita Extraviada, combat and counteract such ideologies through the intimate and natural portrayal of the victims and the lives they lived, the victim's families, and the women of Juarez. Portillo does not sensationalize the murders and by doing so she is creating an environment of hope for justice. We also see how instead of de-humanizing the victims through images, the victim can be more accurately and fairly represented. Most importantly, Portillo, unlike the male dominated media, aims at memoralizing the women not as victims of a sexualized crime, but as women who lived. Finally, it is important for one to understand and realize that this is not only a gender war fought on the physical bodies of Juarez women, but an ideological war which is being fought in the media.