Women still earn on average 21% less than men at companies with 100 or more employees. The 2023 law requires equal pay for the same job. In 2022, federal funding against violence toward women was the lowest in four years, according to Inesc.
Far right
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Not opinion: the press recorded it. Stories showing what the far right did or tried to do on this issue.
- Governo federal corta R$ 89 mi da verba de combate à violência contra mulherThe Bolsonaro government cut funding for fighting violence against women.Read the story
- Damares reserva em 2022 a menor verba para o combate à violência contra mulher em quatro anosAccording to Inesc, the 2022 budget against violence toward women was the lowest in four years.Read the story
- Bolsonaro cortou 90% das verbas de programas de combate à violência contra mulherA Folha survey shows a 90% cut in funding against violence toward women during the term.Read the story
Sources
Where the data on this page comes from.
- Lei 14.611/2023
Law on equal pay between women and men.
- Agência Brasil
Labor Ministry report: women earn 21.3% less on average.
- Inesc
The 2022 budget against violence toward women was the lowest of the four Bolsonaro years.
- Agência Brasil
Spending on the Ligue 180 hotline fell 41% under Bolsonaro; the Casa da Mulher Brasileira stalled.