Seeds of survival:

Typification and underreporting of gender violence in the Brazilian rural environment

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https://doi.org/10.53897/RevGenEr.2024.03.01

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rural woman, support net, registry of complaints, types of violence, domestic violence

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze violence against women in rural areas in the Brazilian context and classify it by characterizing the way it is perpetrated, in what situations it is carried out, if it is reported, notified, and combated, as well as identifying the effectiveness of the network. support. The research is a case study that used various techniques: field visits, in-depth interviews with rural women and institutional leaders, and analysis of laws. The data reveal that 1 in 3 women has suffered some type of violence: psychological (57%), moral (56.82%), sexual harassment (47.73%), physical (36.36%), patrimonial (34%), harassment (31.82%), institutional violence (23%), private detention (20%), sexual exploitation (9.09%) and rape (9.09%). Around 63% of respondents reported that the attacks occurred in their own home, 25% stated that it occurred both at home and on the street. In 88% of the cases, their aggressors are their husband/(or ex)partner and father.

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Author Biographies

PhD in Political Science Sylvia Iasulaitis, Universidad Federal de São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil

Brazilian. PhD in Political Science. Current assignment: Professor at the Department of Social Sciences of the Federal University of São Carlos (São Paulo, Brazil) and leader of the research group "Interfaces". Research interests: Social Network Analysis, Algorithmic Bias, Gender and Politics.

E-mail: si@ufscar.br

Politics Degree Carmen Pineda Nebot, Independent researcher

Spanish. Degree in Law and Degree in Political Science and Administration. Current assignment: GEGOP Researcher. Research interests: Citizen Participation, Participatory Budgeting, Transparency, Accountability.

E-mail: carmenpinedanebot@hotmail.com

MSc. Ana Carolina dos Reis Fernandes, Paulista State University, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian. Master's degree in social sciences. Current assignment: doctoral candidate in social sciences at the Faculty of Sciences and Letters of Araraquara, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP- FCLAr). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP- FCLAr). Research interests: race, class and gender relations, and decolonial contexts.

E-mail: ana.r.fernandes@unesp.br

Larissa Fassa La Scalea, Universidad Federal de São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil

Brazilian. Graduate in social sciences. Current assignment: researcher research group Interfaces, Federal University of São Carlos (São Paulo, Brazil). Carlos (São Paulo, Brazil). Lines of research: gender violence,
feminicide.

E-mail: larissa.scalea@gmail.com

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Published

2024-03-04

How to Cite

Iasulaitis, S., Pineda Nebot, C., dos Reis Fernandes, A. C., & Fassa La Scalea, L. (2024). Seeds of survival:: Typification and underreporting of gender violence in the Brazilian rural environment. Géneroos, 2(3), 4–50. https://doi.org/10.53897/RevGenEr.2024.03.01

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