Table 2 Leaders’ main traits and motivations
From: Leaders against all odds: Women victims of conflict in Colombia
Life before victimization | Present demographics | Life after victimization |
|---|---|---|
Presence of an inspirational figure in their life | Older than 40 | Adult Victimization>25 years |
Experienced a family-related former victimization | Separated from 1st partner | Severe and multiple victimizations |
Rebelled versus former victimization | No emotional or economic support from 1st partner | Reintegration thanks to NGO or church |
Poor but not missing anything essential | No mention of current partner support | *Join or create NGO or community organization |
*Finished High School education | *More training or further education | *Received State reparations (economic & psychological) |
Poorer than before conflict victimization | Participates in non-partisan politics and social activism | |
Lives in a city | *Have obtained or achieved concrete legal rights | |
Motherhood: all have at least two children | Has been re-victimized as leader |
