Breaking stereotypes: “a philosophical reflection on women criminals from a gender perspective"

Introduction: The subject of female criminals and their relationship with gender stereotypes is a subject of study that has generated interest on the part of the academic community especially philosophers, psychologists, criminologists and historians; due to the fact that women's roles have been relegated to subordinate roles, history of mistreatment violence and transgressions among others that has influenced the way in which their participation in crime is perceived. Method: Reflective that leads to understand the phenomenon of female criminality, under the generation of knowledge that is built from the selection of scientific advances from the social and cultural phenomenological context through the promotion of dialogue and contrast of the studied topic. Results: it was identified that the main reasons attributed to criminality are based on structural inequalities, roles, stereotypes and gender violence. Conclusion: Addressing the needs of women, promoting social justice and gender equity will generate a greater deterioration of women in the face of current challenges.