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Conflict, Peace, and the Evolution of Women's Empowerment

Webster, Kaitlyn, Chen, Chong, Beardsley, Kyle·2019·International Organization
DOI 10.1017/s0020818319000055
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Abstract How do periods of conflict and peace shape women's empowerment around the world? While existing studies have demonstrated that gender inequalities contribute to the propensity for armed conflict, we consider how the anticipation and realization of armed conflict shape women's opportunities for influence in society. Some scholars have pointed to the role that militarization and threat play in entrenching male dominance, while others have argued that periods of warfare can upend existing gender hierarchical orders. We posit mechanisms by which the preparation for and experiences during war affect change in women's empowerment. We develop and test observable implications using cross-national data from 1900 to 2015. We find that, at least in the short and medium term, warfare can disrupt social institutions and lead to an increase in women's empowerment via mechanisms related to role shifts across society and political shifts catalyzed by war. Reforming institutions and mainstreaming gender during peace processes stand to have important legacies for gender power relations in postconflict societies, though much more may be needed for more permanent change.

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Authors
Webster, K., Chen, C., & Beardsley, K.
ORCID
Venue
International Organization
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2019
Volume
73
Issue
02
Pages
255-289
ISSN
  • 0020-8183 (ISSN-L)
  • 1531-5088
DOI
10.1017/s0020818319000055
OpenAlex
W2924051944
Cited by
121
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 3 · 2016: 1
FWCI
15.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 84 d)
Locations
  • International Organization (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Security, and Conflict
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Politics and Representation
Keywords
women's empowerment, armed conflict, peace process, gender inequality, militarization, male dominance, gender hierarchy, institutional disruption, post-conflict societies, gender mainstreaming, gender and power, gender and war

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