GÊNERO E FEMINISMO: COMO DISPOSITIVO DE SAÚDE MENTAL PARA MULHERES SURDAS NO PROJETO MULHERES MIL

Abstract

This article, based on a literature and documentary review, with a qualitative and descriptive approach, examines the Thousand Women Program as a mediator, in approaching concepts of gender, feminism and women's violence, focusing on deaf women. Analyzing the short films: I'm a Woman, I'm Deaf! and We Will Be Heard, it was noted that, although Libras is regulated in Brazil, deaf women continue to face linguistic barriers, resulting in challenges in accessing information that intensify lack of protection, making them even more exposed to multiple forms of violence from gender. Thousand Women can offer knowledge to deaf women, favoring spaces for listening, reception, dialogue, exchange of experiences and guidance so that they can resist psychological and moral abuse, acting as a device to promote mental health and empowerment, in addition to making them protagonists of their own trajectories, especially in the world of work.