Throughout the history of the world women have fought for their rights and
specifically in International Relations women still fight for the recognition of their
contributions in the area. In the 21st century, women find themselves in a position of
mimicry to be respected, impose their position and show their relevance. Even with
gender equality policies, there is still a very large inequality between the sexes in
terms of political representation. Even expanding access to these places, and no
longer being prevented from participating in politics, women tend to face attacks and
end up not participating in formal politics, as there is a great impediment. The political
environment, with a sexist and patriarchal tradition, tends to induce exclusion,
disbelief, disqualification, stereotyping, standardization, and even the defamation of
women present in this environment. The place of power (public politics) does not
seem to belong to women, it is what can be called political gender violence systemic
practices that aim to exclude women from the political sphere. These practices are
increasingly recognized around the world, and international organizations are aware
of their existence and recognize the need to build new imaginaries and realities that
allow for the generation of concrete routes of transformation, through institutional
measures and reforms. In this work it will be approached - in addition to the concepts
and debates about gender violence - how it happens in practice. Through a
bibliographical analysis, including reports, photos and film, the violence will be shown
in the scope of the heads of states of the United Kingdom, represented by Margaret
Thatcher (1925-2013); Philippines, for Corazon Aquino (1933-2009); Costa Rica, by
Laura Chinchilla (1959- ); and Finland, by Sanna Marin (1985- ). Understanding that
in international politics the predominance of men in the political space is perceptible,
Judith Ann Tickner and Cynthia Enloe will be authors who have added the
argumentation and explanation of this work, since the approach to international
politics established by them proposes to see women and the relations of power
present in that medium. In this perspective, this work uses a bibliography that is
mostly female, so that topics like this, which are related to women, are debated by
those who understand them closely, women.
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