The Secretariat launches the 5th edition of the Map of Women in Rio and consolidates data-driven public policy in Rio.

Survey gathers data on femicide, violence, the care economy, and income generation, guiding strategic actions for the protection and economic inclusion of women - Press Release

In Women's Month, the Secretariat for Policies for Women and Care launches, this Tuesday (March 3rd), the fifth edition of the Map of Carioca Women and reinforces an urgent and necessary agenda: confronting violence against women in Rio de Janeiro and the paths of reconstruction that many are forging through education and economic autonomy. In 2024 alone, 102.470 threat notifications were registered in the municipality, with 67.090 against women, representing 65,5% of the victims. In cases of bodily harm, they are also the majority: 42.107 victims, equivalent to 64,9% of the records. Sexual violence maintains the pattern: of the 1.701 rape notifications, 85,8% had women as victims, with more than a thousand cases involving children and adolescents.

The lethality reveals an even more serious scenario. Between 2020 and 2024, the number of femicides jumped from 18 to 51 cases annually, a growth of 183,3%. In 2024 alone, 72,5% of the victims were Black women and 76,5% of the crimes occurred inside the home. In two-thirds of the cases, the perpetrator was a current or former partner. Health data also reinforces this picture: 78,4% of the 27.760 violence reports registered in the municipal network were against women.

The survey, divided into 12 chapters, shows, for example, that women dedicate 364 more hours per year to domestic work than men; reports of absent fathers increased by 4,5% between 2020 and 2025; and that income generation policies in the municipality, such as the Mulheres do Rio program and EmpregaElas, have a priority focus on black women and residents of the North and West zones, where vulnerability is greater. On the 7th, at Barra Olímpica, there will be the inaugural class of the Mulheres do Rio program courses.

The full content of the Map can be accessed at website of the secretariat.

About the Map of the Carioca Woman

Created in 2021, the Map's first edition was structured around the axes of gender, race, and territory, highlighting wage inequalities, barriers to access to services, and regional disparities. The 2025 edition of the Carioca Women's Map represents an advance in the consolidation of the project, with the expansion to more than 300 indicators organized into 12 thematic chapters. The new structure strengthens the integration between diagnosis and public policies, making the analysis more articulated and strategic. The Data Radar chapter inaugurates this organization by situating the municipality's scenario in a multi-scalar perspective, from the international to the local context, offering a contextualized reading of the dynamics that impact the lives of women in the city.

The axis "Violence Against Women" occupies a central position and brings together the largest volume of monitored variables, integrating data from official systems, security forces, and municipal policies to measure both the incidence of violence and the institutional response. This edition also delves into structuring areas such as care, public safety, girls, health, education, employment and income, culture, and social assistance, in addition to expanding the intersectional analysis in the "Women" chapter, with specific focuses on Black women, LGBTQ+ women, women with disabilities, migrants and refugees, women experiencing homelessness, and women in religious contexts.

According to the Secretary for Policies for Women and Care, Joyce Trindade, the Map consolidates a change in method in public management.

– It is impossible to confront femicide, gender violence, inequality, and poverty without an accurate diagnosis. The Map of Women in Rio de Janeiro organizes data, reveals where the greatest vulnerabilities lie, and guides each of the secretariat's policies based on evidence so that we can save women's lives.

Below is an overview of the main data and analyses that make up the chapters of the 2025 Map of Women in Rio de Janeiro.

Data Radar

In 2025, Brazil recorded 1.470 femicides, the highest number in the historical series, equivalent to four women murdered per day. The state of Rio de Janeiro ranks third nationally, with 104 victims. Domestic violence also reaches alarming proportions: more than 23,6 million Brazilian women have suffered domestic or family violence, with more than 2,5 million in the state. In 71% of assaults with witnesses, children witnessed the violence, highlighting its intergenerational impact.

In the city of Rio de Janeiro, women represent 53,2% of the population and approach 60% among the elderly. In the labor market, the wage gap remains significant: the difference is R$ 762, equivalent to 54% of a minimum wage. In practice, this compromises women's economic autonomy and life prospects.

Violence against Women

In 2024, women accounted for 65,5% of victims of threats and 64,9% of victims of bodily harm in the municipality, with half or more of these victims being Black. In sexual crimes registered in the same year, they represented 90,8% of victims of sexual harassment, 90,84% ​​of sexual assault, and 86% of rape and rape of vulnerable individuals cases, two-thirds involving children and adolescents. The home accounted for 86,2% of the notifications registered by health facilities, with partners or ex-partners being the main perpetrators.

Femicide has tripled since 2020, reaching 51 completed cases in 2024, in addition to 117 attempted femicides, an increase of 85,7% in the period. Seven out of ten victims were Black women, and 75% of the crimes occurred inside the home. In response, the Maria da Penha Patrol carried out approximately 73.700 annual inspections in 2024 and 2025; the Maria da Penha Rounds expanded their services from 3.761 women in 2023 to 5.951 in 2025; the CEAMs and NEAMs totaled 25.385 services; the Casa Viva Mulher Cora Coralina Shelter carried out 4.119 services; and the Casas da Mulher Carioca accounted for 176.373 services.

Care

Women in Rio de Janeiro dedicate approximately 19 hours and 49 minutes per week to caregiving and housework, while men dedicate 12 hours and 25 minutes, a difference that represents 364 more hours of unpaid work per year for them. Furthermore, they account for 85,2% of food preparation and 81,9% of laundry. Black women exceed 20 hours per week and are the majority in caring for relatives at home.

Motherhood also structures family arrangements: 64,8% of women are mothers, approximately 1,97 million in the city. Reports of absent fathers increased by 4,5% between 2020 and 2025. Furthermore, 15,9% of households are composed of women without a spouse and with children, compared to 2,3% among men in the same situation.

Public security

The female prison population increased from 3.366 women at the beginning of 2024 to 3.485 in the first half of 2025, a growth of 3,5%, while the male population fell by approximately 4,5%. The municipality has only four female units, one of which has a nursery, and the first daycare center in the system was created in 2025.

The healthcare infrastructure is limited: there are four gynecologists to attend to all the women deprived of their liberty, a ratio of one specialist for every 871 women. Visits fell from 7.050 in 2024 to 974 in 2025, a reduction of 86,2%, indicating greater isolation in women's prisons.

Girls

The municipality has 223.811 girls aged 0 to 6 and 356.528 adolescents aged 10 to 19, of which 59% are Black or mixed-race. In 2025, 5.341 births to adolescent mothers were registered, of which 74,2% involved young Black women.

In 2024, there were 5.700 reported cases of violence against adolescents, with 3 out of 5 victims of sexual violence being girls. The majority of incidents occurred within the home (46,9%) and were committed by family members (61,2%). There were also 1.880 recorded cases of self-inflicted violence, including 1.715 suicide attempts. Among girls sheltered in the Shelter Network, 73,2% are Black and 87,04% have a prior history of violence.

Health

In Primary Care, sexual and reproductive health services exceeded 1,5 million visits, representing 51,3% of the total in Primary Health Care Units. More than 640 prenatal visits, 42 postpartum visits, and 773 mental health visits were conducted.

In 2025, 1.110 deaths from breast cancer and 227 from cervical cancer were recorded. The maternal mortality ratio was 48,7 per 100 live births in 2024 and 73,3 in 2025. Among women with acquired syphilis, 53,2% are Black; among those reported with HIV, 88,5% are Black. There were 8.332 reports of attempted suicide and self-harm, about two-thirds involving women, who also represent 65% of cases of exogenous poisoning.

Social assistance

In the two-year period analyzed, the Lares Cariocas program provided shelter to 21 women, prioritizing pregnant women and mothers with children up to two years old who were homeless. In 2025, 201 young women were serving socio-educational measures, a growth of 16,8%, and the Família Acolhedora program assisted 88 girls.

The Early Childhood Education Card in Rio de Janeiro allocates 96,2% of its 28.380 benefits to women. In the Bolsa Família program, 82,5% of families are headed by women, and after receiving the benefit, there was a reduction of approximately 62% in poverty among these families. In the Unified Registry, 61,1% of registered individuals are women, and 75% of families are headed by women, 68,4% of whom are Black. The Vulnerability Index is higher in female households (0,287) than in male households (0,269).

Education

Women represent 57,2% of enrollments and graduations in Higher Education. In Basic Education there is a balance between the sexes, with 39,5% of female students being black, and in the GETs (School Groups) participation is balanced, with a majority of black girls.

They also make up the majority of professionals in the municipal school system (83,5%) and in private school management (79,9%). Despite this, men proportionally have higher master's and doctoral degrees, indicating inequalities in academic progression.

Employment and Income

In the third quarter of 2025, the average female income was R$ 4.836, equivalent to 75% of the male income, R$ 6.403, a difference of R$ 1.567 per month. The female unemployment rate is 8,9%, reaching 10,6% among Black women, and 34% of employed women are in the informal sector, a rate that reaches 41% among Black women.

Women's inclusion is concentrated in the service sector, which accounts for 77,15% of new jobs, with education (71,61%) and health (62,58%) standing out, while the low presence in industry and construction highlights occupational segregation.

Culture

Of the 29 public facilities under the Municipal Secretariat of Culture that honor women, 58,6% are museums. In the urban spaces analyzed, 71,9% honor men and only 18% women.

Between 2022 and 2025, there were 16 tributes to women in the samba-enredo (theme songs) of the main Carnival leagues, 68,8% in the Série Ouro (Gold Series). At RioFilme, female participation in the selected proposals increased from 79,4% in 2023 to 88,3% in 2024.

Women

Among quilombola women, 99% live outside of recognized territories. The women who sell acarajé are predominantly Black (83%), concentrated in the North Zone. In 2025, 40 reports of violence against transvestites and 125 against transgender women were registered.

Women with disabilities represent 74,7% of reported cases of violence, with approximately 68% being Black. Women experiencing homelessness make up 16,9% of this population, with over 80% being Black. More than 86% of women in Rio de Janeiro declare a religious affiliation.

CODIM and the 4th Municipal Conference on Policies for Women

CODIM, created by Law No. 5.879 of 2015, works in the formulation, monitoring, and oversight of public gender policies in the municipality.

The 4th Municipal Conference on Policies for Women, held in 2025 after ten years, brought together 421 participants, 60,1% of whom were Black women. 56 delegates were elected, 32 from civil society and 24 from the government.