Women and political violence: comments on the impact of the Peruvian internal armed conflict

From 1980 up until 2000, Peru experienced an internal armed conflict, with a human toll of 69,280 missing Peruvians. The effect that the violence of those years had on the Peruvian population varied according to social status and gender. In this context, Peruvian women, mainly poor and excluded Ande...

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Main Authors: Elena Cecilia Alvites Alvites, Lucía M. Alvites Sosa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2007-06-01
Series:Feminismo/s
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Online Access:https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2007-n9-mujer-y-violencia-politica-notas-sobre-el-impacto-del-conflicto-armado-interno-peruano
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description From 1980 up until 2000, Peru experienced an internal armed conflict, with a human toll of 69,280 missing Peruvians. The effect that the violence of those years had on the Peruvian population varied according to social status and gender. In this context, Peruvian women, mainly poor and excluded Andean Quechua speakers, suffered numerous violations of their dignity and rights, which differed from those suffered by men. The escalation of political violence also altered social roles, and so, in spite of the violence that their bodies experienced, many of these women took on a more active role in society, creating spheres where female participation is predominant.
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spelling doaj.art-ef03b84d197945eda8e67fe0d04405ee2022-12-22T00:49:35ZspaUniversidad de AlicanteFeminismo/s1696-81661989-99982007-06-010912113710.14198/fem.2007.9.094940Women and political violence: comments on the impact of the Peruvian internal armed conflictElena Cecilia Alvites Alvites0Lucía M. Alvites Sosa1Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosFrom 1980 up until 2000, Peru experienced an internal armed conflict, with a human toll of 69,280 missing Peruvians. The effect that the violence of those years had on the Peruvian population varied according to social status and gender. In this context, Peruvian women, mainly poor and excluded Andean Quechua speakers, suffered numerous violations of their dignity and rights, which differed from those suffered by men. The escalation of political violence also altered social roles, and so, in spite of the violence that their bodies experienced, many of these women took on a more active role in society, creating spheres where female participation is predominant.https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2007-n9-mujer-y-violencia-politica-notas-sobre-el-impacto-del-conflicto-armado-interno-peruanoquechuahablantesperúmujeresviolencia políticavíctimas
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title Women and political violence: comments on the impact of the Peruvian internal armed conflict
title_full Women and political violence: comments on the impact of the Peruvian internal armed conflict
title_fullStr Women and political violence: comments on the impact of the Peruvian internal armed conflict
title_full_unstemmed Women and political violence: comments on the impact of the Peruvian internal armed conflict
title_short Women and political violence: comments on the impact of the Peruvian internal armed conflict
title_sort women and political violence comments on the impact of the peruvian internal armed conflict
topic quechuahablantes
perú
mujeres
violencia política
víctimas
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