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> women are arguably less war-prone than men I don't think are actually any studies that support this, unfortunately. War simply isn't a consequence of gender,

by Mizza 12y ago

> women are arguably less war-prone than men I don't think are actually any studies that support this, unfortunately. War simply isn't a consequence of gender, it is a consequence of ideology and fear.

joshuapants 12y ago
> it is a consequence of ideology and fear ... and competition for resources
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subsection1h 12y ago
All of the relevant poll results that I could find at PollingReport.com[1][2] indicate that women are less likely than men to support war. [1] http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq17.htm http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq17.htm [2] http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq18.htm http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq18.htm
zurn 12y ago
It's not hard to find references to such studies. See eg "Scholars and polling organizations have also noted a consistent gender divide in public opinion on military action, beginning with World War II through the most recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, with men expressing higher levels of support for military action than women (Bendyna et al.,1996; Berinsky, 2009; Burris, 2008; Fite et al., 1990; Moore, 2002; Nincic and Nincic, 2002; Rohall et al., 2006; Shapiro and Mahajan, 1986; Smith, 1984; Wilcox et al., 1993)" (from https://www.academia.edu/1802567/Race_Gender_and_Attitudes_Toward_War_in_Chicago_An_Intersectional_Analysis https://www.academia.edu/1802567/Race_Gender_and_Attitudes_T... )
gaius 12y ago
If you are English you grew up with the stories of Boudicca who battled the Romans, the notion of the warrior woman is pretty deeply embedded in our national psyche.
mrxd 12y ago
There's a long history of wars ostensibly being fought on behalf of women, and women pressuring men into enlisting. One example is the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 and WW2, women would shame men who weren't wearing a uniform by presenting them with a white feather, a symbol of cowardice. Propaganda frequently justifies the need for war by claiming that it is about defending women, and nations are often personified as women, e.g. Liberty, Columbia, Lady Britannia, etc.
vvpan 12y ago
Well if you read anthropological literature you'll quickly find references to strong positive correlation between social status of women and peacefulness, and the inverse of course.

by Mizza 12y ago

joshuapants 12y ago

> it is a consequence of ideology and fear ... and competition for resources

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subsection1h 12y ago

All of the relevant poll results that I could find at PollingReport.com[1][2] indicate that women are less likely than men to support war. [1] http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq17.htm http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq17.htm [2] http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq18.htm http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq18.htm

zurn 12y ago

It's not hard to find references to such studies. See eg "Scholars and polling organizations have also noted a consistent gender divide in public opinion on military action, beginning with World War II through the most recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, with men expressing higher levels of support for military action than women (Bendyna et al.,1996; Berinsky, 2009; Burris, 2008; Fite et al., 1990; Moore, 2002; Nincic and Nincic, 2002; Rohall et al., 2006; Shapiro and Mahajan, 1986; Smith, 1984; Wilcox et al., 1993)" (from https://www.academia.edu/1802567/Race_Gender_and_Attitudes_Toward_War_in_Chicago_An_Intersectional_Analysis https://www.academia.edu/1802567/Race_Gender_and_Attitudes_T... )

gaius 12y ago

If you are English you grew up with the stories of Boudicca who battled the Romans, the notion of the warrior woman is pretty deeply embedded in our national psyche.

mrxd 12y ago

There's a long history of wars ostensibly being fought on behalf of women, and women pressuring men into enlisting. One example is the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 and WW2, women would shame men who weren't wearing a uniform by presenting them with a white feather, a symbol of cowardice. Propaganda frequently justifies the need for war by claiming that it is about defending women, and nations are often personified as women, e.g. Liberty, Columbia, Lady Britannia, etc.

vvpan 12y ago

Well if you read anthropological literature you'll quickly find references to strong positive correlation between social status of women and peacefulness, and the inverse of course.