War widow

For a film, see The War Widow.

In the broad sense, a war widow is a spouse who has become widowed as a direct consequence of any kind of warfare, including usual wars and guerilla warfare. This definition includes both widows of servicemen and of civilians.[1][2] For legal purposes one may distinguish the de-jure war widows, i.e., the ones who have legal grounds to claim the war-related widowhood, and de facto war widows.[1] In some jurisdictions, war widows may be legally defined as "the spouses of servicemen killed in action". These widows receive a special treatment, such as special widow's pensions or honors during military ceremonies.[3][4] In addition to personal experience, war widowhood has profound socio-demographic and economic effects on the society.[5]

Associations for war widows

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The burden of war widows: gendered consequences of war and peace-building in Sri Lanka, Third World Quarterly, Volume 45, Issue 3, 2024, doi:10.1080/01436597.2023.2250727
  2. ^ Tamanna Edwards, War Widows: The Hidden Battles – The Journey of Rebuilding Life
  3. ^ Susan Blackburn, The Impact of Armed Conflict on Widowhood: Case Studies from Sri Lanka, Cambodia and East Timor, Asian Journal of Women's Studies, Vol. 16 No. 4, 2010 doi:10.1080/12259276.2010.11666098
  4. ^ Care of War Widows and Disabled Veterans after World War I, doi:10.2307/j.ctt1n2txcs.12
  5. ^ Sebastian T. Braun, Jan Stuhler, Economic Consequences of War Widowhood: A Life-Cycle Perspective, 2023, also The Economic Consequences of Being Widowed by War: A Life-Cycle Perspective, Journal of Public Economics, 239 (2024), doi:10.48550/arXiv.2410.15439
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