From feminist struggle to gender studies: A brief reflection on the importance of this category in the teaching of Geography and in the fight against violence against women

Abstract

This article addresses the situation of women's subordinate status, arising from the practices and discourses that guide the historical hierarchy of genders. In the meantime, we reflect on the contributions of the feminist movement to the visibility of women's agendas; we present the conceptualization of the gender category, and its introduction in Brazilian academia, as well as its connection to geographic science and its significance to geography education. To this end, a dialogue was established among diverse authors who discuss the following themes: The Feminist Movement; Gender; Gender Geography; Gender Violence and Violence against Women. We conclude that to neglect the gender category is to with the gender violence that causes so much physical, psychological, and moral damage to the victims. It is to perpetuate violence against women. To talk about gender is to go against this problem that follows the female experience; it is to join forces, raise your voice, and say: enough is enough.