Violência doméstica contra a mulher : desigualdades, avanços e retrocessos na garantia de direitos

Abstract

Domestic violence against women is a current phenomenon, with a historical background that is frequently seen in our society. This phenomenon occurs within the family environment and in turn causes countless victims, with most cases being committed by the victims' own partners. This study therefore aims to conceptualize the phenomenon of domestic violence against women within the family environment, seeking a historical understanding of how gender inequality becomes a major instrument in favor of violence against women, showing its different forms of manifestation, addressing its main causes and consequences, relating it to the expressions of the social issue and, effectively, emphasizing the fight for the search for measures to combat and confront this phenomenon that destroys countless lives, making it necessary to base it on the Maria da Penha Law and the Femicide Law, discussing the advances achieved through them to date. The research was carried out in a descriptive manner, using bibliographic and documentary sources and official websites, to obtain the maximum amount of qualitative and quantitative data. The study found that, although information is more easily accessible in today's society, and advances in laws and protection services in defense of women already exist, several updates and improvements are still needed in order to achieve an even greater scope for preventing violence and supporting victims. Therefore, laws alone do not resolve the contradiction that underlies the classist and patriarchal society that maintains violence against women, reaffirming the need for gender equality.