De vítima à autora: uma análise sobre a violência de gênero e os casos de homicídios conjugais praticados por mulheres

Abstract

The present research aims to study the historical phenomenon of violence against women in the domestic and family spheres, as a result of relations of gender inequalities, patriarchy and male domination; and marital homicide committed by women, in a scenario of subordination and oppression. In order to enable the understanding of these facts and analyze gender relations, it is initially demonstrated that the genesis of the historical and social construction of patriarchy, as has occurred the cultural process of discrimination and subjection of women over the years, from a socio-legal approach, and from a gender perspective. Later, the struggles and rights conquered by feminist movements are addressed, as was the creation of the Maria da Penha Law – Law No. 11,340/2006 - and its importance and effectiveness as a mechanism for protecting and combating violence within domestic relations. Progressive criminological systematization, with an emphasis on feminist criminologies, which brought women into the debate. From these theoretical foundations, cases of marital homicides committed by women against partners or former partners were analyzed, to fi nd the possible determinants.