El enfoque de género en la intervención socioeducativa con mujeres: un estudio en el medio penitenciario Español

Abstract

This article deals with gender socio-educational intervention programs developed with women deprived of liberty in the Spanish prison environment (in the ordinary and open regime). Thus, through a questionnaire addressed to women (N = 310), it is denoted that 49% (152 cases) have had a gender socio-educational program during their sentence. Specifically, highlight the “Ser Mujer.es” program (53% participate in prison and 4% in semi-freedom) and a group of educational courses and workshops to promote “equal opportunities between men and women” (48% participated in prison and 6% in semi-freedom). From the analysis of the data, a description of these programs is offered, analyzing their sessions, contents and usefulness through the testimonies received in the interviews with women (N = 75). On the other hand, a questionnaire addressed to the professionals who implement these programs is analyzed (N = 66), to know the usefulness, need for a gender perspective in the intervention, and the methodological and evaluative aspects. In short, the objective is to analyze the utility of gender socio-educational programs in the prison environment, according to the process of reintegration of women in semi-freedom. Thus, the “Being a woman.es” program is found to be useful for 87% of cases, highlighting social, communicative and therapeutic learning and implemented by 12.1% of professionals. These programs are configured as a vital tool for the female reintegration process.