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Changes in the Paradigm of Gender-Based Violence in Chile: An Analysis of the New Law 21.675 on Violence Against Women from a Feminist Perspective

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No. 24 (2025): Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2025.82628
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Despite Chile’s development of various legal frameworks over the past 20 years to address violence against women, the primary focus had been on the criminal sphere, overlooking the structural and cultural factors that enable and perpetuate such violence. This article examines Chile’s new Law 21.675 on Violence Against Women Based on Gender, from a feminist perspective. It analyzes the emerging paradigms introduced by this legislation, highlighting aspects such as the recognition of multiple discriminations, women's autonomy, and the cultural impact of the law. Finally, it assesses the law’s progress and limitations, concluding that while it represents a significant advancement with medium- and long-term effects, challenges remain in its implementation and transformative capacity, particularly for marginalized subjects whom this new law continues to render invisible.

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Comprehensive law , gender-based violence , autonomy , intersectionality , feminism

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Danitza Pérez Cáceres, Universidad Diego Portales

Abogada y doctoranda en Derecho de la Universidad Diego Portales. Máster en Feminismos Jurídicos de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Magíster en Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos UDP, Diplomada en Teorías de Género, desarrollo y políticas públicas y Diplomada en Docencia universitaria. Fue Directora Ejecutiva de la Asociación de Abogadas Feministas de Chile, ABOFEM 2021-2023. Académica e investigadora del Programa de Reformas Procesales y Litigación, de la Facultad de Derecho UDP

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Pérez Cáceres, D. . (2025). Changes in the Paradigm of Gender-Based Violence in Chile: An Analysis of the New Law 21.675 on Violence Against Women from a Feminist Perspective. Revista Punto Género, (24), pp. 373–401. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2025.82628
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