Putting Women in Their Place : Gender, Power, and World Politics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matfess, Hilary.

Series:

Women, Peace and Security Series ; v.7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.

Summary:

The subordination of women to men is a powerful but invisible force that shapes international politics, economics, and security.Putting Women in their Place centers these lopsided power dynamics to examine how gender hierarchy both drives international dynamics and conditions how men and women experience things.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Prologue and the Scope of the Book

Chapter 1 Introduction

Box 1.1 Defining Gender Hierarchy and Intersectionality

Learning the Lingo

Sex, Gender, and Gender Norms

Masculinity, Femininity, and the Gender Hierarchy

Masculinity under Gender Hierarchy

Box 1.2: Boys Don't Cry

Femininity under Gender Hierarchy

Intersectionality and the Gender Hierarchy

Gender Hierarchy as an Analytical Framework

Contributions and Aims of this Book

Section I: Politics and Gender Hierarchy

Chapter 2 Gender Hierarchy and Everyday Politics

What Women (and Men) Want (Politically): Political Preference and Participation Gaps

Gender Hierarchy and Socialization in the Home

Parents as the First Example of Political Engagement

Motherhood and Gendered Political Socialization

Box 2.1: Motherhood as a Political Identity

Fatherhood and Political Socialization

When Private Matters become Public Concerns

Box 2.2: The US Government's Regulation of Marriage

Box 2.3: Increasing Birth Rates in Hungary

Box 2.4: The One Child Policy in China

Conclusion

Chapter 3 Gender Hierarchy and Behavior of Political Elites

Party People: Political Parties and Gender Hierarchy

Box 3.1 Gender Quotas in Rwanda:

How Female Political Elites Behave

Women on the Campaign Trail

Women in Office

Box 3.2: Margaret Thatcher and the Falklands War

Substantive and Descriptive Representation: Do Women Represent Other Women in Office?

How Male Political Elites Behave

On the Campaign Trail

Box 3.3: Joe Manchin's All-American Manhood

How Male Elites Behave in Office

Box 3.4: Erdoğan and Masculinity in Turkish Politics

Box 3.5: Masculinity, the Cold War, and the American Presidency: A Toxic Trifecta.

Substantive and Descriptive Representation: Do Men Represent Other Men?

Section II: Economics and Gender Hierarchy

Chapter 4 Gender Hierarchy in the Household Economy

The Household as an Economy

Box 4.1: Specialization, Comparative Advantage, and Rationality in Economics

The Gendered Consequences of Household Economics

Box 4.2 Unpaid Care Work in the Global Economy

Historical Roots of Gendered Labor

Breadwinners and Homemakers: Gender Norms that Govern the Household Economy

Box 4.3: Sticky Norms in Northern Ethiopia amidst Civil War

Renegotiating the Household Bargain

Chapter 5 Gender Hierarchy and National Economies

Gender Hierarchy, Government Regulations, and Taxation

Who Can Have-or be-Property

Box 5.1: Land Rights as a Critical Property Right for Women

When Labor is Legal and When it is Exploitative

Tax Policies

Box 5.2 Balanced Budgets and Sacrificed Women

Gender Hierarchy and Government Spending

Welfare Programs

Childcare Programs

Box 5.3: Childcare in the United States

Development and Industrial Policies

Optimism and Caveats about Economic Policies and Gender Hierarchy

Chapter 6 Gender Hierarchy and International Economics

Gender and International Trade

Box 6.1: A Closer Look at Trump's Gendered Protectionism

Gender and International Austerity Programs and Liberalization

Gender Hierarchy and International Economic Sanctions

Box 6.2: The Gendered Effects of Sanctions on Iran

Section III: Security and Gender Hierarchy

Chapter 7 Gender Hierarchy and Justifying War

Why do We Go to War?

Masculinity and Warfighting

Box 7.1: The United States' Military, Masculinity, and Access to Women

Box 7.2: Recruiting based on Masculinity in ISIS

Femininity and Recruitment into Armed Groups.

Political Violence and the Promise of Equality

Male Pushback and the Limits to Militarism for Gender Equality

Replicating Gender Hierarchy in Armed Groups

Conclusions

Chapter 8 Gender Hierarchy and War

Gender Hierarchy and Socialization in Armed Groups

Men's Socialization in Armed Groups

Box 8.1: Alternative Military Masculinities, Looking at the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

Women's Socialization in Armed Groups

Box 8.2: Regendering or Over-burdening: Expectations of Women in the South African National Defense Forces

Gender Hierarchy and Patterns of Violence in War

Box 8.3: Why "Civilians" Aren't Just Women and Children

Box 8.4: The Chibok Girls and Female Suicide Bombers

The Legacies of Wartime Socialization under Gender Hierarchy

Gender Hierarchy and the Socialization of Civilians in War Zones

Chapter 9 Gender Hierarchy and International Security

Gender Hierarchy and Likelihood of War

The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, Feminist Foreign Policy, and State Security

Box 9.1: The Four Pillars of the WPS Agenda

Box 9.2: The Rise and Fall of Sweden's Feminist Foreign Policy

The State as a Masculine Protector

Masculine Protectors Abroad

Masculine Protectors at Home

Box 9.3 Daddy Duterte and Masculine Protection in the Philippines

Section IV: The Fight Ahead

Chapter 10 Gender Hierarchy and Backlash

Backlash: What is it and Where Does it Come From?

The Precarity of Masculinity and Backlash Politics

"Good Girls" and Backlash

How and Where Backlash Manifests

The International Community and Backlash

Backlash at the National Level

Box 10.1: Backlash and fertility in Hungary.

Box 10.2: Backlash and female politicians: the case of Marielle Franco.

Backlash at the Individual Level

Conclusions.

Chapter 11 Conclusions and the Way Forward

Way Forward:

Eroding Gender Hierarchy

In Our Personal Lives, We Can:

Adopt a "Feminist Curiosity" in All Aspects of our Lives

Recognize that the Personal is Political

Celebrate Marginal Gains

Develop Diverse, Joyful Communities of Support

Be Ready for Backlash:

In National Politics, We Can:

Rethink "Essential" Functions of the Government

Demand Legal Protections for Equal Rights for Men and Women

Resist Nostalgic Narratives and Hyper-Gendered Performances

Accept that Government Policies will Lag behind Activists' Demands

We Can Also Push for Change in the International System:

Resist Racist and Sexist Narratives Justifying Wars of Choice

Press for More Accountability in International Systems

Cultivate International Networks of Support and Cooperation

Being a Feminist in Public

Closing on a Note of Hope

Works Cited

Index.

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ISBN:

3-11-166288-8

9783111662886

OCLC:

1548566112