In war and peace

structural inequalities and violence against women and girls

Abstract

In this article, I seek to reflect on the repetition of violence against women based on two apparently contrasting ideas of naturalization and exceptionality, considering that both, each in their own way, reinforce the invisibility and non-recognition of violence as a violation of women's rights. Mobilizing concepts such as feminicidal violence and low-impact war, I start from the idea that extreme cruelty in violent acts against women that occur in times of crisis can also be identified in other contexts and historical periods, including gang rapes and high rates of female homicides.