PUBLIC POLICIES FOR WOMEN

analysis of care for women victims of domestic violence from the reference center for women in the municipality of Mossoró/RN

Abstract

Violence against women in Brazil, structurally and culturally rooted, is alarming. Studies show that domestic violence increased by 0.6% in 2021, which corresponds to 230,681 aggressions suffered by women in their homes (FBSP, 2022). Given the above, this work seeks to analyze the care provided to women victims of domestic violence by the Women's Reference Center (CRM), in the municipality of Mossoró/RN, which is part of the specialized services for victims of domestic violence (BRASIL, 2013), presenting as specific objectives: the panorama of public policies for women in Mossoró/RN, the types of violence most reported in the consultations, the socioeconomic profiles of these women and the possible types of perpetrators. The methodology used was qualitative and quantitative, with data provided by the equipment and semi-structured interviews with CRM professionals. As a result, it was found that the most frequently reported types of violence are psychological violence, followed by physical violence — in a context in which most women are economically dependent on their partners and in which the aforementioned equipment is still deficient. In addition, the municipality does not have a municipal plan, a women's rights council and OPM - Executive Body for Women's Policies to implement and monitor policies aimed at this public in the municipality and act in the fight against domestic violence.