In 1992, Senator Dianne Feinstein famously quipped, “Two percent may be good enough for milk, but it is not good enough for the United States Senate.” Her words captured a
Jan 2024
Positioning Women in Conflict Studies: How Women’s Status Affects Political Violence
For decades, scholars have asserted that gender matters when it comes to domestic and international politics and that gender equality means more than the rights and inclusion of women in
Oct 2023
Opportunities for Linking Women, Peace and Security to the US Department of Energy
In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). To date, more than half (107) of all United Nations member states
Jun 2023
The Role of Child Marriage on Women’s Nutritional Status in Adulthood
Child marriage, defined as marriage before age 18 and prevalent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, constitutes an adverse childhood experience with potential long-term impacts on women’s physical and psychological
Apr 2023
This article provides an assessment of the employment of women in STEM occupations in the U.S. federal government. Women are underrepresented in STEM fields in the U.S. federal service, but
Mar 2020
Engendering justice: women and the prosecution of sexual violence in international criminal courts
Does the participation of women in international criminal courts enhance the provision of gender justice? Scant scholarly attention has been paid to women as prosecutors, despite the pivotal role that
Mar 2019
Research on international human rights law suggests that the beneficial effects of treaties depend on the strength of democratic political institutions. However, democracies are, by definition, compliant with many provisions
May 2018
Political scientists have long argued that gender matters when it comes to politics. Increasingly, scholars are using large-N, quantitative analysis to demonstrate that outcomes for women are related to political
