Legislativo, mulheres e políticas: estudo comparado de projetos de lei apresentados pelo Brasil e Argentina

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the projects presented by the Chamber of Deputies, from Brazil and Argentina, on issues related to gender, between 2011 and 2021. The objective was to understand who are the main authors and parties that plead for women's policies, as well as which areas have more projects presented, under the hypothesis that the female presence occupying spaces of power favors the gender agenda. Therefore, was made a search of legislative proposals addressed for gender, and to fulfill this purpose, the following steps was carried out: I) conduct a mapping and analysis of the projects presented in the period from 2011 to 2021; II) verify the authorship of projects by gender and parties, identifying the existence of joint action by parliamentarians; III) indicate the area of operation the project are being processed; IV) indicate whether it has a positive or negative content according to the feminist agenda. From the mapping and data processing, it was possible to verify the relationship between variable proposed in this research, identifying which of the two countries most debates and produces about gender in the Lower House, what types of discussions are being raised and, if it promotes or eliminates inequalities. As a result, it can be observed that, even occupying fewer seats in the Chambers of Deputies, women are still the ones who most propose bills in favor of the female gender.