Avanços e retrocessos do ordenamento jurídico e das políticas públicas quanto aos direitos da mulher

Abstract

This article aims to point out the legislative changes that have taken place over the years regarding Women's Rights, especially from the Civil Code of 1916 to the Civil Code of 2002, as well as the Married Women Statute of 1962, the Divorce Law of 1977 and the current Federal Constitution. This evolution brings the fundamental rights conquered by women, such as the right to vote, gender equality, the recognition of civil capacity, the Divorce Law, the Maria da Penha Law, the Feminicide Law, labor protection, and wage parity. In this sense, it will be analyzed the advances and setbacks present in the legislation, the feminist struggles that provided women's rights, as well as the public policies created to protect and welcome women who have suffered or are suffering from gender based violence. For that, a historical, social, and legislative study about women's rights is necessary, as also the analysis of data and graphics for better elucidation. However, there was a significant legislative setback and a lack of promotion of effective public policies aimed at protecting women, welcoming women victims of violence, and educational campaigns about Women's Rights. Thus, it will be analyzed the difficulties encountered by Brazilian women in a state of vulnerability and the existing measures to promote women's rights, gender equality, and mechanisms of restraint to domestic and family violence.