GENDER VIOLENCE IN THE PANDEMIC. AN ANALYSIS OF THE AWARENESS AND DEPLOYMENT OF WOMEN'S ASSISTANCE DEVICES IN GENERAL PUEYRREDÓN DISTRICT

Abstract

In March 2020, the Argentine National Government established the Social, Preventive and Mandatory Isolation (Aislamiento Social, Preventivo y Obligatorio, ASPO) as a measure to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease. In this context, the risk of suffering gender violence in the family environment was increased by the confinement situation itself. A Legal Psychology Research Group sought to know the measures taken or not taken by women victims of gender violence during the ASPO, residents of General Pueyrredón district. For this purpose, an anonymous questionnaire distributed virtually was implemented. Among the results, it is worth noting that most of the people surveyed did not resort to public organizations involved in the matter and that the situation of isolation influenced the possibilities perceived by the women to take measures in the face of aggressions suffered.