Facing yet another crisis? Gender-based violence policies at the Spanish local level during COVID-19
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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ISSN: 0210-2862, 2013-9004
Year of publication: 2023
Issue Title: RESISTIRÉ; e3243
Volume: 108
Issue: 3
Type: Article
More publications in: Papers: revista de sociología
Abstract
La literatura muestra que crisis semejantes a la generada por la pandemia de la COVID-19 tuvieron un impacto de género. En este trabajo exploramos los efectos de esta última crisis sobre las políticas de abordaje de la violencia de género (VG) en España. En concreto, llevamos a cabo un análisis empírico sobre los Centros de Información a la Mujer (CIM) de la comunidad autónoma de Galicia, instituciones locales destinadas a promover la igualdad y abordar la violencia de género. Utilizamos una encuesta para recopilar información sobre tres dimensiones clave de las políticas contra la violencia de género (recursos, acciones y coordinación) antes, durante y después de la pandemia. El estudio muestra que no hubo retrocesos significativos en términos de financiación y de personal durante el confinamiento. Sin embargo, los recursos de los CIM tampoco fueron ampliados, a pesar de que se produjo un aumento de los niveles de violencia contra las mujeres durante dicho periodo. Como resultado, las acciones realizadas desde estas instituciones locales se centraron fundamentalmente en cuestiones prioritarias vinculadas a la atención directa de las mujeres en situación de violencia de género. El resto de las medidas se redujeron drásticamente o incluso fueron paralizadas. Asimismo, la coordinación con otras instituciones fue más difícil. Los datos recogidos para el periodo pospandémico indican que algunos de estos cambios persistieron. El artículo contribuye a los debates académicos actuales profundizando en una cuestión política poco estudiada: el impacto de la pandemia en las políticas de igualdad en el ámbito local.
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