VIVÊNCIA FEMININA DURANTE A PANDEMIA DE COVID-19: O AGRAVAMENTO DA VIOLÊNCIA DE GÊNERO NA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE BELÉM, PARÁ

Abstract

This article analyzed the social markers of difference exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, intensifying
pre-existing social problems such as gender inequality. The notion of syndemic was used, characterized by
the junction between a social problem that is worsened due to a humanitarian crisis. For this, the research
focused on gender violence, which, as a result of social isolation measures, suffered a significant increase,
and sought the help of bibliographic research on the context of Brazil during the pandemic. The Google
Form was used to obtain reports of the experience of women in the pandemic period, with 107 participants. It
was found that the pandemic intensified cases of domestic and intrafamily violence, hampering the search for
protective measures on the occasion of the mandatory lockdown. Public policies that consider extreme
contexts, such as the pandemic, are necessary when developing measures to reduce gender violence, so as
not to emphasize inequality even more.