Violence practiced by intimate partners and harm against women's health

This article emphasizes the importance of confronting all forms of violence against women as a means of promoting health. Brazil reports high rates of violence against women. In recent months, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, violence against women has gained special visibility. The World Health Organization alerts that women in situations of violence are more predisposed to physical and psychological illness. There are groups of greater vulnerability among women, such as those diagnosed with AIDS or living with HIV. The change in patriarchal values of Brazilian society is defended, with the deconstruction of hegemonic masculinity models, the struggle for gender equity, the collective female empowerment and empathy with the struggle of women as potentially important tools to promote health, validate human rights of women and build peace.