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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 5(3), pp. 114–122, May, 2017. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2017.017 ISSN: 2360-784X
Research Paper
Impact of Conflict on Women in Kashmir
Ouffee Maqbool
Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Kashmir University. Email -naikouffee@gmail.com
Accepted 22 May 2017
Conflicts
are long lasting aspects of human behavior and social relationships.
Conflicts always exist in the human world with certain degree of levels
and vary across the regions, sub-regions, countries. In political terms,
conflict refers to wars, violent clashes, revolutions or other struggles
which involve the use of force as in case of armed conflict. The impact
of conflict is complex and wide ranging and is experienced by people of
all ages. The armed conflict in Kashmir started in 1989 have inflicted a
devastating impact on the well-being of the civilian population
particularly the women. Men are often thought as protectors and women as
people who need protection. One of the stories that have been told
throughout history is that men fight wars to protect women. Among the
high number of civilian casualties in contemporary wars, a large
proportion of these casualties are women. Women along with children
constitute the majority of the refugee population. When women acting as
heads of households are forced into refugee camps their vulnerability
increases. In the times of conflict, women are subjected to rape and
prostitution. The present paper is an attempt to understand the impact
of conflict on women in Kashmir and challenge the myth of civilian
immunity to women in Kashmir. The paper also tries to highlight that
woman suffering is differential and hence need differential treatment.
Cite This Article As: Maqbool O (2017). Impact of Conflict on Women in Kashmir. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 5(3) 114-122
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