Invisibilidades da guerra e da paz: Violências contra as mulheres na Guiné-Bissau, em Moçambique e em Angola

Abstract

Invisibilidades da guerra e da paz: Violências contra as mulheres na Guiné-Bissau, em Moçambique e em Angola O facto de serem homens os que mais matam e morrem em tempo de guerra declarada tem determinado a invisibilidade e negligência de outros actores envolvidos nestes contextos. as mulheres, em concreto, têm sido o ausente social por excelência nas análises sobre conflitos armados e nas políticas de reconstrução pós-conflito através de uma abordagem que privilegia a análise de continuuns de violência(s) para além de cenários considerados como guerra oficial, e tendo por base os contextos angolano, guineense e moçambicano, pretende-se demonstrar a proximidade entre zonas de guerra e zonas de paz, nomeadamente no que diz respeito à existência de inseguranças que não são consideradas relevantes no desenho e implementação de políticas levadas a cabo no pós-guerra. Pretende-se, em particular, analisar as formas de violência exercidas contra mulheres nestes contextos. Palavras-chave: violência contra mulheres, insegurança em tempo de paz, estratégias de resposta à violência

Perceptions and practices of Angolan health care professionals concerning intimate partner violence against women

“…The historical male domination over women is considered a social problem that subjects women to sexual violence by the partner 20 . In African cultures, as in Mozambique for example, violence is a structural component of conjugal relations, reinforced by women themselves, who appear to grant the man this right 21 .…”

“…Following the civil war in Angola, the reintegration of former combatants into society was a complex process, since they returned to their communities without work and with the women heading, protecting, and supporting the family economically 21 . The fact that the man failed to meet expectations as family provider and that the woman earned better money can pose the risk of violence, leading the man to impose his authority by physical force, since this situation is a threat to his male identity and represents a break in the rules and beliefs that the man should not be supported by the woman 21,22,23 .…”

“…The fact that the man failed to meet expectations as family provider and that the woman earned better money can pose the risk of violence, leading the man to impose his authority by physical force, since this situation is a threat to his male identity and represents a break in the rules and beliefs that the man should not be supported by the woman 21,22,23 .…”

‘Money has More Weight than the Man’: Masculinities in the Marriages of Angolan War Veterans

“…Some writers particularly associate high rates of domestic violence with war veterans (e.g. Moura et al 2009). …”

Re-Thinking Gender, Artivism and Choices. Cultures of Equality Emerging From Urban Peripheries

“…This research has also drawn attention to and posed questions regarding interconnections between violence in public (including urban spaces), and intimate partner violence. A primary contribution of feminist research indeed has been to demonstrate that there are both visible and common effects of urban violence and wars: often what is registered or manifested in public, urban spaces; as well as invisible effects, those that remain ‘unaccounted for’ (see Barker, 2005 ; Moura, 2007 ; Moura et al, 2009 ; Moura and Roque, 2009 ; Roque, 2012a ; Moura and Santos, 2012 ).…”