feminism in IR

Question 1

bare branches

Answer 1

• surplus males
• young, unattached males, more violent, risktaking, rule breaking
  
  • can lead to
  • war, instability, authoritarianism

Question 2

gender symbolism

Answer 2

Assigning dualistic metaphors to various perceived dichotomies

Question 3

gender structure

Answer 3

Appealing to these gender dualisms to organize social activity

Question 4

individual gender

Answer 4

Dividing necessary social activities between different groups of humans

Question 5

feminist critiques of IR

Answer 5

• who is actually doing IR
• gender relations are power relations

Question 6

what counts as IR

Answer 6

• Types of activities
  
  • “low” politics, everyday experiences
  • “Women’s” work – unpaid housework/childcare/elder care
• Important variables/aspects
  
  • Sexual violence as a part of war

Question 7

are women political leaders more peaceful than male political leaders

Answer 7

• leader identity is performed + interpreted
• to win approval in politics women perform stereotypically masucline behaviour to signal leadership skills

Question 8

UN peacekeeping + transactional sex

Answer 8

• 2003 UN bans peacekeepers from engaging in transactional sex
• Estimate 58,000 women 18-30 engaged in transactional sex with UN personnel in 2012 - liberia