This study focuses on legislative production concerning women in the Federal Senate, with an
emphasis on the proposals made by male and female senators during the last two legislative
periods, from 2015 to 2018 and from 2019 to 2022 (the 55th and 56th legislatures). The
research discusses the relationships between group representation, with a focus on feminist
authors, and addresses the internal dynamics of the Federal Senate's composition. Utilizing
both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the study analyzes 134 bills introduced within
the aforementioned timeframe, aiming to examine which themes are most frequent and which
ones are most approved among the analyzed bills. Additionally, it investigates, based on
gender and political party ideology, who proposes the most within these themes. The analysis
reveals that the political party PODEMOS proposed the most within the analyzed theme, the
state of Espírito Santo had the highest number of proposals, and 2019 was the year with the
most activity. The most prevalent theme was violence against women, followed by policies on
paternity and maternity, which were predominantly proposed by female legislators.
Furthermore, the majority of the proposals originated from members of right-wing parties. By
the end of the analysis period, at the close of the 56th legislature, 30 bills had been approved,
and two had become laws.
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