"Nuestras historias de valentía”: Historias de participación comunitaria de mujeres en los CADs formalizados durante el conflicto armado interno en Cabana, Ayacucho

Abstract

This research aims to understand the ways of community participation of women from a community in Ayacucho in the self-defense committees (SDC) during the internal armed conflict (IAC). In this qualitative study eight women from the campesino community of Cabana (Ayacucho) were interviewed. As results and conclusions, the stories of community participation of women during the IAC show the fundamental role they played in the defense of their community. Although the IAC allowed for a transitory flexibility in the roles traditionally assigned to women, after this period there were no structural changes to promote community participation of women and it is still restricted within limits of the racial and gendered hierarchies.