Violência contra mulheres em contexto de desigualdade social: um estudo da Área Itaqui-Bacanga

Abstract

Domestic Violence is present in most affective relationships, and in order for women to leave abusive relationships it is often necessary to have the intervention of family members or Public Security agencies. Knowing that the fight against Domestic and Gender Violence requires the contribution of different fields of knowledge, in this work we discussed the theme from the perspective of feminist and gender geography, which

made it possible to understand how this phenomenon is distributed across different intra- urban spaces and its impact on different social classes. Therefore, the main objective of

this research is to analyze cases of domestic violence against women in the context of socio-spatial inequality and vulnerabilities in the Itaqui-Bacanga area, from 2019 to 2021, in São Luís – MA. The method used was Historical and Dialectical Materialism and the methodology relied on both quantitative and qualitative approaches. For data processing and spatialization, we used Excel 2013 and the Geographic Information System. The study area faces problems arising from disorderly urbanization, which reflects the social inequalities present in this territory. One of the main problems faced in the Itaqui-Bacanga Area is Domestic Violence. The results showed that most women victims of violence live in the neighborhoods of Anjo da Guarda and Vila Embratel. Based on the survey of the main urban facilities, it is possible to observe that the main services are also concentrated in Anjo da Guarda and Vila Embratel. The number of daycare centers identified is still insufficient, which directly impacts the lives of mothers who wish to access the job market and thus achieve financial independence. Despite the problems identified, we found the presence of public policies operating in this territory, such as the 5th Special Court for Civil and Consumer Relations, which facilitates the access to justice for socially vulnerable people, the Social Assistance Reference Center (CRAS), which works on the prevention of social risks and vulnerabilities, and the CREAS, which provides support in cases where the person is already experiencing violence.