GENDER READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY FORCED MIGRATIONS: THE VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN A COMPARED PERSPECTIVE BETWEEN BRAZIL, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Abstract

Contemporary forced migrations gain notoriety on the international scene due to the intensity of migratory flows resulting from the context of serious violations of human rights perpetrated in countries of origin, marked by political, economic, social and/or environmental disputes that put the human survival of those at risk. their people. Under this umbrella, humanitarian reception is presented as the consolidation of the human right to migrate and the recognition of the need for international protection of global citizenship for all peoples. In this context, the present study aims to carry out a gender reading of contemporary migrations from a comparative perspective of Brazil, Spain and Portugal, with the aim of highlighting that the vulnerability of migrant and refugee women and girls is embodied in discriminatory gender practices that culminate as obstacles to effective social inclusion. To this end, the research will use a comparative analysis between contemporary migrations and the intersections of gender vulnerabilities faced in Brazil, Spain and Portugal. A literature review was carried out, with a qualitative and applied approach, which provides theoretical and methodological contours for the construction of more effective and egalitarian migration policies for women and girls in Brazil, Spain and Portugal. The SCieLo, Google Scholar and Scopus platforms were used as a database, with inclusion criteria being scientific articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish, in the last twenty years, involving the social markers of migration, gender and gender vulnerabilities, based on of combinations of descriptors and Boolean operators and/or.