Forced internal displacement is a complex phenomenon that violates people's rights; those who experience it have characteristics that further accentuate inequality and their vulnerability to living in poverty, more specifically women heads of households and children. The objective of this article is to analyze whether the intersection of female-headed households and forced internal displacement puts women heads of households and their children at greater risk of living in poverty. Methodology: A systematic review was carried out and, for this, the PRISMA declaration method was used, which allows a critical analysis of the recovered material. The exhaustive search for information was carried out in electronic databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, ESBOC and Redalyc. Results: The women assumed the leadership of their homes after the violence exerted by criminal groups on their spouses, due to the transformation of gender roles and/or family violence, likewise, it was found that fleeing from their communities acquires a significant meaning for the female group. to safeguard their life and that of their children, that is, it becomes a survival strategy. Conclusions: The study corroborates that the intersection of female-headed households and forced displacement effectively puts female-headed households and their children at greater risk of living in poverty.