Constitutionalization of women's rights in Brazil: a challenge to the incorporation of the gender perspective in the law

Authors

  • Salete Maria da Silva Universidade Regional do Cariri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-381X.2012v1n1p59-69

Keywords:

Women, Rights, Constitutionalization, Genre, Feminism

Abstract

The article analyzes the process of constitutionalization of women's rights in Brazil and presents a challenge to the incorporation of a gender perspective in the legal field. Based on a feminist epistemology and the theory of the Constitution as a cultural science, the work highlights the political struggle of more than half of the population towards the legal recognition of their demands, emphasizing the role of women in the last National Constituent Assembly. It is also exposed the androcentric and sexist nature of the daily legal practice, proposing the adoption of another legal paradigm, specially dedicated to the social and political emancipation of Brazilian women.

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Author Biography

Salete Maria da Silva, Universidade Regional do Cariri

Este artigo é fruto daspesquisas realizadas pela autora para produção de sua tese de doutorado, intituladaA Carta que Elas Escreveram: aparticipação das mulheres no processo de elaboração da Constituição Federal de1988, defendida e aprovada, com distinção, em fevereiro de 2012, noPrograma de Estudos Interdisciplinares sobre Mulheres, Gênero e Feminismo,vinculado à Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da UFBA.

[1]Professora do Curso de Direito da Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA, mestre em Direito Constitucional-UFC e doutora em Estudos Interdisciplinares sobre Mulheres,Gênero e Feminismo-UFBA. E-mail: saletemaria@oi.com.br

Interfaces Científicas - Direito

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Published

2012-09-27

How to Cite

da Silva, S. M. (2012). Constitutionalization of women’s rights in Brazil: a challenge to the incorporation of the gender perspective in the law. Interfaces Científicas - Direito, 1(1), 59–69. https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-381X.2012v1n1p59-69

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012)

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Artigos

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