A violência contra a mulher no contexto da pandemia de Covid-19: uma análise na 5ª região de saúde do estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Violence against women is a pervasive issue in Brazilian society. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities, making the gaps in addressing this problem more evident in social indicators. In addition to navigating the challenges of the pandemic, Brazilian women have had to contend with gender-based violence and violations, which has further limited their access to basic social rights, including in the state of Paraíba. This study employs Scott's (1995) framework to analyze gender as a category that organizes social relations and engenders violence against women in its various forms and typologies. Brah's (2006) studies are used to conduct an analytical study where gender and its intersection with other social markers inform the processes that constitute violence against women in the analyzed territory. This exploratory qualitative study, conducted between 2018 and 2022, involved a literature review and documentary research (Gil, 2018). The results indicate gaps in the registration of violence typified in the Maria da Penha Law in the 5th Health Region of Paraíba. This situation has strengthened the underreporting of social markers related to gender in domestic and family violence records, such as the social marker of sexuality, making it difficult to identify the phenomenon in non-hegemonic family configurations. Additionally, the availability of agencies and services for women victims of violence in Paraíba has varied due to its geo-administrative organization. This has created gaps in assistance in municipalities that are not local urban centers within the analyzed territory. Black women have been disproportionately affected by violence, and physical and psychological violence have been the most prevalent forms in the 5th Health Region. Therefore, despite the existing network to address the issue, women in the 5th Health Region have suffered from significant gaps in assistance due to the organization and quantification of the analyzed phenomenon.