BETWEEN RUPTURE AND REPRODUCTION - SALVAD ORAN WOMEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1981-1992)

Jules-France Falquet: ''Between rupture and reproduction: salvadoran w omen in the revolutionary war (1982-1992)''. One third of the Salvador an guerrillas were women. Their participation in the revolutionary str uggle was substantial, mainly in traditional fields (logistics, health , communication), but also with weapons in their hands and, in the cas e of a small minority, in leadership positions. Gender relations were partially modified and women won, through hard straggle, their right t o participate in public and political life. But, even in a revolutionn ary process such as that of El Salvador, patriarchal logic dies hard. With the end of the war, the fragility and ambiguity of the women's ga ins become obvious.