GENDER , POLITICS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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Gender, Politics,

and

International Relations

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SEX AND GENDER

• Sex = male and female

• Gender = masculine and feminine

• Sex refers to biological differences;

chromosomes, hormonal profiles, internal and external sex organs.

• Gender refers to the socially constructed roles,

behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and

women.

• 'man' = male sex + masculine social role 

(a 'real man', 'masculine' or 'manly')

• 'woman' = female sex + feminine social role 

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Gender and Politics

P

• Politics have many

definition :

• Politics : power

relationship

• Politics : Desicion

Making Process

The Gender Ideology impact on ...

• Prostitution

• Sexual abuse

• Discrimination

• Marginalization

– Women in House of Rep : 17 %

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Manly States Masculinities, International Relations, and Gender Politics by Charlotte Hooper

• Hooper examines the

role of IR in creating, defining, or legitimizing masculinity.

• IR plays a significant

role in creating and

maintaining masculine identities

• USA Foreign Policy is

very manly :

• Nuclear Weapon

• Send troops -

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Mengenali Masalah Perempuan

Perempuan Korban Kekerasan

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