Beyond victimization: agency of former female FARC-EP combatants in Colombia

Sabogal, Laura Camila Barrios

doi:10.1007/s42597-020-00054-w

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“…Previous research confirmed that reproduction was strictly regulated during wartimes (Anctil & Tillman, 2015; Bouvier, 2016). Motherhood was a denied capability, but not completely absent, due to the mobile nature of the guerrilla where most slept in tents, and the intense armed confrontations (Barrios & Richter, 2019; Barrios Sabogal, 2020). In the reports of the Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica (2017, 2018) many women said they were forced to have abortions and, some had to leave their children with relatives or in the closest village to their area of operations.…”

Section: Results: Womens’ Struggles In a Post-peace Agreement Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous research has described new social roles of women's FARC-EP (Barrios & Richter, 2019; Barrios Sabogal, 2020), but there have been no gender analyses in terms of human development. Additionally, once they move from Territorial Spaces for Training and Reincorporation (ETCR) and are dispersed in many locations, it is harder to collect data.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Feminization of Female FARC-EP Combatants: From War Battle to Social-Economical Struggle

Lopera-Arbeláez

2022

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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Women combatants of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) participated in the Colombian peace process at different stages, at the negotiation table, at the signing of the agreement, and in the implementation of the accords. However, the process of reincorporation into civil society also produces new roles that do not appear in the Peace Agreement. Once they lay down their arms, FARC-EP women want to enjoy all human rights and expand their freedoms. But the societies that receive them have structural flaws in the way they are treated. They are acquiring, adapting, or resisting gender regulations, not widely available in the armed group. Based on qualitative fieldwork, this research aims to expose functionings and real capabilities, in the light of dimensions of reincorporation. Further evaluations of achievements and limitations suggest that female FARC-EP ex-combatants face greater barriers, burdens, and gaps than their male counterparts. These refer to unpaid domestic and care work, and gender-based violence and discrimination.

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Section: Results: Womens’ Struggles In a Post-peace Agreement Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%