Rompendo o casulo : a violência política de gênero e a resistência das mulheres nos espaços de poder

Abstract

A lot is discussed about the importance of women in politics as a means of broadening democracy and social justice. But, have the achieved legal advancements been enough to shrink the feminine subreprensentation in positions of power? How do women act to keep themselves in the politics of Paraíba, characterized by conservativeness? These questions were starting points to this work which resulted in a report book which contains discourse over political gender violence, through the life of women who dared to disrupt gender roles, aiming to expand rights from their presence in the politics of Paraíba. The methodological proceeding is that of the descriptive, having as a basis in-depth interviews. This chosen method made it possible to hear the characters, diving into their experiences in the political realm, often denied to the female public. The result is a product of communication that raises debate over political gender violence, wishing to aid with reflections about gender inequality in society and with possible solutions to female subreprensentation in politics.