Despite the proliferation of contemporary legal and extra-legal mechanisms, violence against women, especially domestic violence, persists. It is an evil symptom of a sexist society. The following approach seeks to expose the ideological-cultural relationship between hostile actions and words and the imaginary about the role of women in entrenched social and cultural representations - of exclusion. By means of a bibliographical study and a critical appraisal of elements located in reality, the investigation aims to contribute to strengthening struggles and overcoming the many problems arising from the harmful "negative" and "weakening" interpretations given to female identity.