Gender

Question 1

Feminism

Answer 1

Global outcomes are influenced by gender relations, i.e., the relationship between the social groups men and women.

Gender is not a biological designation! Gender refers to roles we ascribe to groups of individuals based on expectations we have about appropriate behavior for men and women.

Feminists argue that inequalities between men and women constitutes a form of oppression that must be changed.

Question 2

More women, more peace?

Answer 2

Women leaders appear to have more active foreign policies (both cooperative and conflictual) (Burns and Bolwing 2021).

States that have women in leadership positions may also be the target of foreign policy actions more often (Post and Sen 2020),

Question 3

Costs of War

Answer 3

Direct: Moremen die on battlefield than women

Indirect: More women die from reduced access to food, water and health care produced by war.

Life expectancy for women relative to men declines anywhere from 33-40%.

Question 4

World politics is gendered

Answer 4

Difficult to understand international relations without being attentive to gender