Strategies for Territorial Peace: The Overcoming of the Structural Violence in Women Living in Palmira, Colombia

Women experience different types of violence, and poverty is one of them. The aim of this work was to show the situation of poverty experienced by women in Palmira and how this condition affects both their participation in and contribution to the achievement of territorial peace—a central political...

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Main Authors: Karen Quiñones, Paris A. Cabello-Tijerina, Máximo Vicuña de la Rosa, Wilfrido Newton Quiñones Londoño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/9/11/211
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Summary:Women experience different types of violence, and poverty is one of them. The aim of this work was to show the situation of poverty experienced by women in Palmira and how this condition affects both their participation in and contribution to the achievement of territorial peace—a central political target in our country. For this, a descriptive and predictive study was carried out by applying a survey to measure the different types of violence affecting Palmirana women. The results demonstrate the predominance of structural violence suffered by women, which creates unfavorable conditions for the construction of peace in Colombia.
ISSN:2076-0760