Conflict Induced Internal Displacement & The Shifting Gender Dynamics E

Internal displacement is an issue that affects regions virtually the world. Countries ravaged by civil wars, government oppression, human rights abuse or some other internal conflicts produce the mass displacement of persons (referred to as IDPs) to other parts of the country seeking refuge (Knox and Marston,108-109, 2010). Within the context of Colombia this root word will first explore the stinting challenges that IDPs must face and hash out how these challenges effect displaced women. It will then discuss how the gendered division of labor in the household impacts these geographies of displacement. Lastly, it will examine the link between the urban environment, and work shift gender dynamics within the context of internal displacement. Colombia provides a nigh case study from which to examine the issue of internal displacement, because Latin the States is the world region with the second most severe IDP situations, Africa cosmos number one (Knox and Marston,108-109, 2010). C olombia in particular has a dramatically richly number of IDPs, accounting for up to 8.6% of Colombias total population (Carrillo,529, 2009). The not bad(p) city of Bogot has the largest population of IDPs in the country, approximated to be 244,184 (Carrillo,530, 2009).These high numbers are a result of the Guerrillas and paramilitaries targeting untaught civilians by way of arbitrary killings, looting, and desolation of property in order to take control of their land for economic and political benefit and in order to possess strategic district (Knox and Marston,108-109, 2010). The civilians being targeted usually move from their homes in these war stricken rural areas to urban areas elsewhere in the country (usually determined by geograph... ...s, suppl. Displacement, 2009 527-546.Eschenbcher, Jens-Hagen. The world(prenominal) Internal Displacement Crisis Recent Developments and Perspectives for An Improved International Response. Refugee survey Quarterly, 2005 49-60.Esco bar, Nora Segura. Colombia A New Century, an Old War, and More. International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, 2000 107-127.Knox, Paul L, and Sallie A Marston. Places and Regions in Global Context Human Geography. Upper Saddle River Pearson Education, Inc., 2010.Monserrat, genus Silvia Ins , et al. Values and attitudes towards women in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Employee Relations, 2009 227-244.Mooney, Erin. THE CONCEPT OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 2005 9-26.Winders, Jamie. August 31, 2011. GEO 171. Winders, Jamie. October 5, 2011. Population Geographies Migration. GEO 171.