The National Council of Justice (CNJ) is promoting a national survey aimed at female civil servers, magistrates and employees of the Judiciary who experience domestic and family violence. The aim of the action is to identify the critical route taken by these women, in order to improve institutional action to combat gender violence within the own structure of the Judiciary. The deadline for participation is April 29th, 2025.
The initiative is part of the guidelines of the Recommendation No. 102 of the CNJ of 2021, which directs courts to adopt integrated prevention and safety protocols for situations of violence involving members of the Judiciary. The research aims to map these experiences and, based on the data collected, contribute to strengthen protection and shelter measures for women.
All women in the Judiciary are invited to take part in the survey by filling in an online form. Participation takes about five minutes, and the data is treated with total confidentiality and anonymity. The CNJ emphasizes that the engagement of the participants is essential for the development of more effective public policies to combat violence against women in the workplace and in institutions.
About the research
The topics included in the survey were partially covered both in the Census of 2023 of the Judiciary, with questions about female magistrates and civil servers, and in the study on Domestic and family violence against female magistrates and civil servers in the justice system, by researchers Fabiana Severi and Luciana Oliveira. The latter census was one of the materials used to prepare the questionnaire and design the survey of the CNJ.
Data from the Census of 2023 showed that 87.5% of male and female civil servers have suffered psychological violence within the family and, in the same context, 48% have suffered physical violence, 41.4% have experienced moral violence, and 25.5% have been victims of property violence. The Census information shows that 90% of the female respondents and 98.1% of the male respondents have experienced family or domestic violence (regardless of whether the complaint was formalized).
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