Strategic issues of gender rights, paradoxical social relations and affirmative policies

Abstract

Inequalities and recognition of diversity are a persistent political and cultural challenge and as such justify an approach through the lens of the social sciences. The research proposes to examine some trends of gender issues and their connections with public policies. In the methodology, we use databases and research centers on feminist issues, conduct interviews and improve the observation of socio-cultural practices. In this sense, public policies that focus on the reality of women are recognized as instituted, without forgetting that this translates into the existence of historical social struggles. The implementation of policies aims to mitigate gender inequalities, called affirmative actions or rescue of citizenship. In addressing participation in representative democracy as a cornerstone of women's rights, some other topics are related: rights included in legislation, the issue of work, forms of collective organization, the permanence of gender-based violence.