Abstract
This paper reports on a research (FAPESP 2019/08044-3) on the importance of sustainability, through the 17 Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) defined by Agenda 2030 with a particular emphasis to SDG 5 which deals with Gender Equity, and the importance of preventing and combating violence against women and girls. Since WHO’s declared the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, there has been a significant increase in domestic violence rates. Social isolation and hygiene practices are the most effective measures to prevent the spread and containment of the virus. Several feminist, national and international NGOs and societies have warned through their publications and social networks about these significant increases in this period. This chapter addresses this fact, through a systematic survey of these publications (e.g. UN Women, Patrícia Galvão Institute) and papers published in some relevant Journals (e.g. The Lancet). This reflection aims not only to contribute to the ongoing research, but also to present strategies related to SDG 5, and to offer proposals and approaches to face the challenges related to Gender Equity.
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We would like to thank Sao Paulo State Foundation for Research Support (FAPESP, Brazil) for financial support for the research that led to this article (FAPESP n. 2019/08044-3) and for the scholarships to the fourth and fifth authors (FAPESP n. 2019/26490-0; 2020/03603-1), and CNPq for the Fellowship granted to the first author.
We would like also to thank Debra Barbarick, from Sierra Water Protectors, California, USA, for revising and editing the English version of the Chapter.
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da Cal Seixas, S.R., de Moraes Hoefel, J.L., Machado, M.K., Consoli, G., de Souza Nascimento, W.E. (2021). Sustainable Development Goals and Women: An Initial Reflection on Domestic Violence in Times of a Pandemic Crisis. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) COVID-19: Paving the Way for a More Sustainable World. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69284-1_8
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