Peace in Colombia is also a women's issue

Abstract

In this article, we show the ambiguous relationship between the Colombian state and civil organizations in an analysis that examines the motives, methods, and form in which women's organizations that have mobilized for peace in Colombia have benefited from the structure of political opportunities during the two-term government terms of democratic security (2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). For this purpose, it was very important to follow the press and the means of information diffusion on the Web by the women's organizations, interviews with leaders, and what accompanied their actions over more than 10 years. The main conclusion drawn from this work is the identification of new methods of leadership that have structured activism around peace and human rights, thus contributing to the emergence of a new political actor and the transformation of the political culture of Colombia.Keywords: collective actions, mobilization, peace, women, Colombia GÉNEROS -Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 4 No. 3 February 2016 pp. 887-910 La Paz en Colombia también Es un Asunto de Mujeres María Eugenia Ibarra Del Valle University ResumenEn este artículo se muestra la relación ambigua entre las organizaciones estatales y civiles colombianas en un análisis que examina los motivos, los métodos y la forma en que las organizaciones de mujeres que se han movilizado por la paz en Colombia han beneficiado las oportunidades políticas durante los dos períodos de gobierno de seguridad democrática (2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). Para este propósito, era muy importante seguir la prensa y los medios de difusión de información en las Webs de las organizaciones de mujeres, las entrevistas con los líderes, y lo que acompañó sus acciones durante más de 10 años. La principal conclusión de este trabajo es la identificación de nuevos métodos de dirección que han estructurado el activismo en torno a la paz y los derechos humanos, lo que contribuye a la aparición de un nuevo actor político y la transformación de la cultura política de Colombia.

Strategic Allocation of Development Projects in Post-Conflict Regions: A Gender Perspective for Colombia

“…Moreover, our results confirm that projects with gender as a significant objective tend to gravitate towards post-conflict regions. This observation can be explained by donor priorities of funding programs to support female war victims [58,[121][122][123] and to promote peace through female empowerment [44,124,125] or by efforts to contribute to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 [126].…”

“…Indeed, women in Colombia have demonstrated strong community engagement, often supported by international development programs [45]. Moreover, women have been at the frontline of countrywide peace movements, uniting in large multi-ethnic groups to raise their voices for gender justice throughout the peace negotiations [44,129]. Here, they ensured that gender issues were included in the peace treaty to prevent the replication of male dominance [130].…”

“…The presence of strong community groups is therefore an important population factor that may encourage the placement of projects in certain regions. As an example, female activism in Colombia has blossomed unprecedentedly during the peace process [44,45]. In response, donor agencies collaborated with women's groups to assist in efforts to promote peace [44].…”

“…As an example, female activism in Colombia has blossomed unprecedentedly during the peace process [44,45]. In response, donor agencies collaborated with women's groups to assist in efforts to promote peace [44].…”

Finding the Roads to Justice? Examining Trajectories of Transition for Internally Displaced Women in Colombia

“…The growing and often critical literature on the Colombian transitional justice process mainly offers either a normative evaluation of this legal framework, focusing on for example the IDP framework (Carr 2009) (Meertens and Zambrano 2010;Tabak 2011;O'Rourke 2012, Lemaitre 2016 or investigate the specific role of women as leaders (Restrepo 2016;Melo 2016).…”