Public Policy and Human Rights

the importance of securing legal and social protection to women amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic in Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v49n2a2021-59725

Keywords:

Human Rights, Domestic Violence, Woman, Pandemic

Abstract

This article addresses the importance of fundamental human rights and the need to ensure legal and social support for women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. For this, a bibliographic survey was carried out in which historical questions about human rights and the socio-historical configuration of women were analyzed, in which, it is directly linked to the patriarchal structure and has domestic violence as one of its expressions in society. It is concluded that in the middle of the pandemic, due to social isolation, there is an increase in the vulnerability of the female gender, resulting in an increase in cases of physical and psychological aggression in the family environment, making it essential to reinforce public policies and the support network. responsible for facing and protecting women in vulnerable conditions. Thus, this article aims to analyze the coping with the social demands of women during the pandemic and, for this, the bibliographic survey was used as a procedure to obtain data, being, therefore, a research with an exploratory and qualitative approach.

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Author Biographies

Edna Carvalho Pacheco , UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO - UFTM

PhD in Social Work; Full Professor at the Social Work Department of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil.

rafaela verissimo, UFTM

Estudante do último período serviço social pela Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) com experiência de estágio na área da assistência.

Letícia de Oliveira Santos , Universidade de Uberaba - UNIUBE

B.A in Psychology candidate at the University of Uberaba (UNIUBE), Brazil.

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Published

2022-05-17

How to Cite

Carvalho Pacheco , E., verissimo, rafaela, & de Oliveira Santos , L. (2022). Public Policy and Human Rights: the importance of securing legal and social protection to women amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic in Brazil. Journal of the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Uberlândia, 49(2), 238–255. https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v49n2a2021-59725

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Vol. 49 No. 2 (2021): Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

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Dossier

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