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The FARC as an organization also reserves a place for women fighters.

According to the FARC, they invite all the Colombian women to join in what they consider as their struggle against the injustices of society.

In May 1964, there were only two female fighters in the FARC's precursor rebel group, but now it is believed by some analysts that women may make up a third of the FARC's fighters.

Internal FARC regulations state that the status of women in FARC is considered to be equal to that of men, and that women can be present in all units, from small squads to entire fronts.

Women usually are not grouped together in specific units, as was the case in other countries, and they can also participate in all military operations.