Date of Award
Fall 12-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
Political Science
Department
Political Science
Major Professor
Huelshoff, Michael
Second Advisor
Day, Christine
Third Advisor
Frank, Richard
Abstract
The women and peace hypothesis suggests that women are more likely than men to choose peace and compromise over violent conflict, whether as ordinary citizens or as government leaders. I test this concept by analyzing the percent of women in the parliaments and executive cabinets of 93 nations over a 31-year-period, comparing these figures to the presence of violent interstate conflicts for each country-year. Controlling for wealth, democratic status, national capabilities, military expenditures, and contiguity, I find moderate support for the women and peace hypothesis. This support continues when democratic system type is interacted with the measured office. While women do not affect a nation’s likelihood of violent conflict to the same degree that other, well-documented predictors do, the effect of women in higher office is nonetheless still significant.
Recommended Citation
Haynie, Jeannette, "The Women and Peace Hypothesis in the Age of Nancy Pelosi: Can Female Leaders Bring About World Peace?" (2011). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1399.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1399
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