L' impatto dell'emergenza sanitaria covid-19 nel lavoro dei centri antiviolenza e delle case rifugio in Italia attraverso uno studio qualitativo sull'esperienza di 10 operatrici antiviolenza italiane

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https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/6800

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Gender-based violence, IPV, anti-violence support centres, women shelters, covid-19

Abstract

The epidemiologic emergency of covid-19 and the following measures implemented by the Italian government to cope with the virus have had an impact on anti-violence centers and shelters. Professionals in this sector have had to suddenly reorganize their way of working while, at the same time, elaborate new strategies for dealing with institutions in a time of crisis. In this context, the current study aims at exploring the depth of the impact of covid-19 on the work of professionals in anti-violence centers and shelters as well as their perception of the crisis. For this reason, this study is based on in-depth interviews to 10 professionals working in centers and shelters across Italy. As the findings show, due to the nature of the work normally performed by the organizations and the lack of governmental support, it was particularly difficult for professionals to reorganize in the early stages of the lockdown. Moreover, this situation has further exacerbated the exclusion and invisibility of marginalized communities.

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Author Biographies

Carmela Ferrara, GenPol - Gender & Policy Insights

Carmela Ferrara got her Master's Degree in International Relations and Scenario Analysis at the University of Naples "Federico II". She is a researcher at the think tank GenPol - Gender & Policy Insights and works with the International Lab for Innovative social research (LIS) of the University of Salerno. She is also a peer researcher of the European project XENIA of the Centro di Ateneo SinAPSi at Arcigay Napoli for the creation of a statistical tool measuring the level of inclusion of LGBTI students. She wrote "Orientamento sessuale e identità di genere, immigrazione e accoglienza", Paestum, 2019. Her research topics focus on: gender, identity, sexuality and migrations, gender violence and social inclusion of minorities through an intersectional approach as well as urban and territorial planning policies.

Alessandra Sciarra, Dr., GenPol - Gender & Policy Insights

Dr. Alessandra Sciarra graduated from the London School of Economics with a MSc in International Social and Public Policy. She is a researcher for the think tank GenPol - Gender & Policy Insights. She is interested in gender dynamics, economic inequality and has recently conducted a research on the effects of informality on the exploitation of women’s body in the agricultural sector.

Published

2020-06-20

How to Cite

Ferrara, C., & Sciarra, A. (2020). L’ impatto dell’emergenza sanitaria covid-19 nel lavoro dei centri antiviolenza e delle case rifugio in Italia attraverso uno studio qualitativo sull’esperienza di 10 operatrici antiviolenza italiane. La Camera Blu, (22). https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/6800