Girls in fighting forces and groups

Their recruitment, participation, demobilization, and reintegration

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12439749
AutoresDyan Mazurana (University of Montana, autor correspondente), Dyan E Mazurana, Susan Mckay, Susan A McKay, Khristopher Carlson (University of Montana), Khristopher C Carlson, Janel C Kasper (University of Wyoming)
Ano2002
Volume8
Fascículo2
Páginas97-123
Data de publicação2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1207/s15327949pac0802_01
OpenAlexW2023872793
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas43
Referências citadas10

The question Where are the girls? is seldom raised in discussions about children or adolescents who are members of fighting forces and groups. This is due in large part to the near exclusive focus on boy soldiers. Consequently, scant attention has been given to girls' active involvement and distinct experiences in these forces and groups, whether as combatants or noncombatants. The purpose of this article is to explicate the presence and experiences of girls in fighting forces and groups and some of the challenges they face after they leave these forces and groups and attempt to resume their lives within their communities. We use descriptive data gathered from a wide variety of organizational and scholarly reports to identify girls' involvement and roles in these forces and groups, detail how they are recruited and demobilized, and examine common physical and psychosocial effects of their participation. We contend that during and after armed conflicts, gender-specific physical and psychological impacts

Demobilization · Political science · Politics · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Psychology