Sub-representação política e proteção à mulher brasileira: análise das proposições das deputadas acerca do combate e enfrentamento à violência de gênero na Câmara dos Deputados em 2024

Abstract

The female figure has historically been surrounded by a series of deprivations, restrictions and violations of rights. This study sought to relate the issue of women's political under-representation in the Chamber of Deputies and the problem of gender-based violence, based on the following questions: even in the face of under-representation in politics, are female deputies managing to address gender-based violence in the Chamber of Deputies? What instruments are being articulated in the legislative sphere aimed at combating and confronting violence against women? Given the questions, this work aims to analyze the proposals to combat gender-based violence in the Chamber of Deputies in 2024, in view of female political under-representation. The specific objectives are: To describe the situation of female political under-representation, considering its causes and effects; To investigate, in light of the concept of domination, the development of gender-based violence, and how it has been confronted in the Brazilian context; and verify the proposal and discussion of agendas to confront and combat gender-based violence in the Chamber of Deputies in 2024. This study is exploratory in nature and was based on qualitative and quantitative methods. Based on data from the Women's Secretariat of the Chamber of Deputies, 59 proposals were presented by female deputies, which demonstrated the coordination of actions in various areas, highlighting those related to the protection, support, and care for victims of violence against women. It is concluded that, despite representing a small portion of the group of parliamentarians in the chamber, women, in the exercise of their legislatures, have presented plural, inclusive proposals that consider the most varied spaces and violence that affect Brazilian women. In addition, a proposal was verified regarding gender-based political violence, demonstrating the importance of combating political violence against women, and of women remaining in politics as representatives of agendas of interest to women.