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Waging Peace: Female Legislators And A State’S Propensity For War, Caitlyn Shrewsbury
Waging Peace: Female Legislators And A State’S Propensity For War, Caitlyn Shrewsbury
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Increasing conflict in the international system prompts policymakers and researchers alike to investigate unconventional methods of creating and maintaining peace. For decades, feminist theorists have argued that women exert a pacifying influence at all levels of society; by extension, their engagement in government would temper the aggressive tendencies of states. It stands to reason that the presence of female legislators in a state’s political system decreases its likelihood of conflict.