Resilientes: o design como estratégia de construção de uma comunidade para mulheres vítimas de violência sexual

Abstract

In a social context of multiple inequalities, the areas of professional practice for designers need to expand. Sexual violence against children and adolescents is invisible. The data is inaccurate, underreporting is high and the victims are in a position of extreme vulnerability, but what the published studies are able to show is that this is a gender-based violence that has claimed at least tens of thousands of victims each year. Designers alone are not able to eradicate gender inequalities in the country, but collective constructions allow us to achieve notable impacts. The objective of this project is, through graphic design, to contribute to strengthen, in women who have been victims, their self-perception as resilient. For this, it was necessary to use collaborative methodologies to define the final design product by asking, directly to women, what would help them. The research project resulted in an Instagram profile that aims to share content to victims, stimulate dialogue and build a support and collaboration community that goes beyond the limits of social media. Therefore, this research reflects that there is not only space in the social sphere for the professional practice of designers, but that design can also function as an effective social innovation strategy.