Location
Stephen F Austin State University, Baker Pattillo Student Center, Student Center Theatre and Twilight Ballroom
Start Date
12-4-2022 4:00 PM
End Date
12-4-2022 7:00 PM
Description
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.
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Waging Peace: Female Legislators and a State’s Propensity for War
Stephen F Austin State University, Baker Pattillo Student Center, Student Center Theatre and Twilight Ballroom
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.
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