RACIAL RELATIONS IN THE CARE OF WOMEN IN SITUATIONS OF GENDER VIOLENCE: WHAT DOES PSYCHOLOGY HAVE TO DO WITH IT? ¿qué tiene que ver la psicología?

Abstract

This article discusses violence against women and possibilities for coping within the scope of psychology from an intersectional perspective. We present some alarming data that draw attention to the racial dimension, especially in cases of femicides. We problematize the fact that, if on the one hand black women make up a large part of the target public of public policies for women, on the other hand, it inscribes whiteness as the predominant place occupied by those who operationalize them, like psychologists. We defend that the training of professionals who work to combat violence against women should include racial, intersectional and decolonial studies. We believe that an epistemic disobedience is the most fruitful way to assert intersectional feminist psychological practices with women in situations of gender violence.