Petro campaigned on a platform that promised to prioritise women and the dangers they face in conflict areas.
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Madres de Primera Linea put their own bodies between police and protesters to prevent escalations of violence in Bogota.
![A group of 10 mothers, friends from a neighbourhood in south Bogota, stepped forward in mid-May to protect protesters expressing their discontent in continuing demonstrations [Kiran Stallone/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image3.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
How a group of female victims of violence displaced by Colombia’s conflict united to build their own city.
![Colombia City of Women [DO NOT USE] Julia Zulver](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/4a36f0b5dcdc4cbdb9546c12934dbdb2_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Are gendered media frames shattering our ideas about what a fighter looks like?
![Many people are still not comfortable with seeing groups of strong women in battle, writes Zulver [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141014105340677734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
It will take more than just waving a magic wand to enact real change to deeply engrained normative g
![Uruguay's vice president applauds after a speech by Emma Watson in the Parliament in Montevideo [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20149245364526734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Women’s lives continue to be endangered by anti-abortion policies.
![In 2013 Ireland passed the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act in response to the death of Savita Halappanavar during her pregnancy [AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20149184259566734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Women’s rights should become part of the citizens’ security agenda.
![El Salvador has one of the highest femicide rates in the world [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20141289730463734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)