National Policy for Integral Attention to Women’s Health: leading role of the women’s movement

Abstract

The article addresses the elaboration trajectory of the National Policy for Integral Attention to Women's Health from the social participation of the women's movement, the Brazilian health reform movement, the instances of dialogue raised in the 1980s until its approval in 2004 and review in 2017 by the Brazilian State. It presents the process of social participation of the Feminist Movement, throughout this period, its limits, setbacks and advances for the elaboration and implementation of the Policy. The article brings elements for reflection from a gender approach and mentions some points of intersection and divergence in institutional mechanisms of social control, both in the field of women's policies and in the development of the Unified Health System.