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Sex and World Peace unsettles a variety of assumptions in political and security discourse, demonstrating that the security of women is a vital factor in the security of the state and its incidence of conflict and war.

The authors compare micro-level gender violence and macro-level state peacefulness in global settings, supporting their findings with detailed analyses and color maps. Harnessing an immense amount of data, they call attention to discrepancies between national laws protecting women and the enforcement of those laws, and they note the adverse effects on state security of abnormal sex ratios favoring males, the practice of polygamy, and inequitable realities in family law, among other gendered aggressions.

The authors find that the treatment of women informs human interaction at all levels of society. Their research challenges conventional definitions of security and democracy and shows that the treatment of gender, played out on the world stage, informs the true clash of civilizations. In terms of resolving these injustices, the authors examine top-down and bottom-up approaches to healing wounds of violence against women, as well as ways to rectify inequalities in family law and the lack of parity in decision-making councils. Emphasizing the importance of an R2PW, or state responsibility to protect women, they mount a solid campaign against women's systemic insecurity, which effectively unravels the security of all.
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Customers find the book informative and well-researched. They describe it as a must-read for various fields of study, with interesting data on the state of women around the world. The writing is accessible and easy to understand, providing a clear strategy for achieving world peace. Readers appreciate the pragmatic solutions provided for every level's involvement.

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Customers find the book informative and well-researched. It provides interesting data on the status of women around the world. The analysis and stories paint a picture of how the empirical evidence supports the claim that when women are empowered, children are healthier, better educated, and live longer.

"...Their empirical evidence is not only descriptive but also supports the claim that when women are treated as equal in society, society flourishes...." Read more

"...women tend to have fewer children, children that are healthier, better educated, and live longer and lead more productive lives, and, (2)..." Read more

"...In fact, the basic premise is so straight forward and rationale, it is a wonder that there are not many texts proving the same hypothesis...." Read more

"...considerable useful data about cultural feelings about women, education of women, laws regarding women, familial status, crimes against women, etc.,..." Read more

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Customers find the book well-researched and argued. They describe it as an important read for many fields of study. The authors make a compelling case that the world is not depressing, but it's not another depressing book that overwhelms the reader with horrors.

"...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and recommended it to everyone." Read more

"The authors of this significant and sobering book make a compelling case that the world will never know lasting peace until there is equality..." Read more

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"...but of the home. I believe this book should be required reading for every undergraduate, If you are a College or University professor put it..." Read more

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Customers find the book accessible and well-researched. They appreciate the writing style that is easy to understand and scholarly but relatively easy to read. The book presents a simple thesis about the treatment of women and girls in an accessible way. It contains charts and graphs, and is well-footnoted with 212 pages.

"...Sex and World Peace” was published in 2012. It’s well-footnoted, contains charts and graphs and, at 212 pages is not long...." Read more

"This book is posing a simple thesis: the treatment of women and girls is a reliable indicator of levels of peace and prosperity, nationally and..." Read more

"...The first two chapters will inform the reader in an easy to understand manner...." Read more

"...World Peace explains the situation of women around the world in an accessible way. You don't need a PhD to understand the research and conclusions...." Read more

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Customers find the book provides a clear and well-documented strategy for achieving world peace. They say women's and girls' empowerment are reliable indicators of levels of peace and prosperity. The book also offers pragmatic solutions for every level's involvement, and is worth reading and implementing by leaders in every country.

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  • Sheridan Rea
    5.0 out of 5 stars I cannot recommend this book enough!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020
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    Sex and World Peace guides the reader through the fact that women's security is inextricably tied to national and international security. The authors share first hand accounts of abuse and discrimination by women all over the world and support these individual experiences with data collected on the state of women in every country. Their empirical evidence is not only descriptive but also supports the claim that when women are treated as equal in society, society flourishes. The authors specifically call for improvement in three categories: the physical security of women, equity in family law and enforcement, and equal representation in decision making bodies. This book is also a call to action to every reader to address gender inequality in their lives, big or small.

    I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and recommended it to everyone.
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  • Ricardo Mio
    5.0 out of 5 stars Why Macho Has To Go
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017
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    The authors of this significant and sobering book make a compelling case that the world will never know lasting peace until there is equality between men and women. Throughout most of the world, women are viewed as inferior and therefore poorly treated, not just in Asia, India and Africa, but in liberal Western Cultures, including the United States. The question is to what degree.

    The book covers the gamut of ill treatment, from the extreme practices of much of the world (sex selective abortions, honor killings, purdah, female genital cutting) to what is commonly accepted in western societies (unequal pay, fewer job opportunities and career advancements, sexual harassment ranging from spousal abuse and date rape, to uninvited and inappropriate touching and kissing). Throughout the world the message is the same: men are superior and therefore entitled to do what they will to women, ranging from the extreme of femicide in Guatemala to sexual harassment in the halls of the United States Congress. The authors make a compelling case that the world will not know peace until male-female equality is the global norm.

    That’s the bad news. The good news is that this behavior is not inbred in the human species, but is learned. According to a number of studies, men and women were equal in hunter-gatherer societies. It wasn’t until agriculture and animal husbandry became mainstays of human food supply, about 10,000 years ago, that generalized male dominance took root in human societies.

    In twelfth century northwestern Europe, this began to change. Instead of parents choosing the partner for their sons and daughters to marry, the sons and daughters began to make the decision for themselves. This paved the way for the development of equal rights and individual freedom. In turn, this set the stage for the rise of sustainable democracy in human society. This explains a lot, including why democracy is frowned upon in Islamic nation-states, where the authoritarianism of government reflects the authoritarianism of men over women. This is also true in Russia and China and any number of countries where authoritarianism and tyranny reign supreme. In these countries, women are without rights.

    The cost in human lives is overwhelming. According to the authors, more lives are lost through violence against women “from sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, suicide, egregious maternal mortality, and other sex-linked causes than were lost during all the wars and civil strife of the twentieth century.” This includes the nearly one-hundred million women that are missing from the populations of China and India due to similar sex-related violence. “We take this to mean,” say the authors, “that the true clash of civilizations in the future will not be over religious or cultural differences but along the fault lines between civilizations that treat women as equal members of the human species and civilizations that cannot or will not do so.”

    Add to this the financial costs of holding women down. According to UNIFEM, the unpaid labor of women, if valued monetarily, would translate into about 40 percent of the world’s gross product. Furthermore, salary analysts in the United States consistently value the unpaid work of wife and mother at between $120,000 and $280,000 per year. In some parts of the world, women are the primary growers of food, especially subsistent crops. In addition, women are the providers of nearly all caring services such as elder care, and care for the ill, which are invariably priced very low in the marketplace. According to one source, women do two-thirds of the world’s work.

    Add to this two crucial points: (1) with reproductive freedom, women tend to have fewer children, children that are healthier, better educated, and live longer and lead more productive lives, and, (2) according to an Inter-Parliamentary Union survey of 187 women holding public office in sixty-five countries, women’s presence in politics increases the amount of attention given social welfare, legal protection, and transparency in government and business, and 80 percent of respondents said that women’s participation restores trust in government. Indeed, the old-boy club of alpha males (where women’s input is not valued or welcomed) is more likely to take risks that bring down businesses and lead nations into war. In other words, men need women on the management team to lead businesses and governments more effectively and thereby insure better decisions in both the marketplace and in national and world politics. In order for this to happen, macho has to go.

    “Sex and World Peace” is a call to action, and offers a variety of measures than can be taken now, from “Effecting Positive Change Through Top-Down Approaches” (chapter 5) and “Effecting Positive Change Through Bottom-Up Approaches” (chapter 6).

    Finally, the politician who has spoken out consistently on men-women equality has been Hillary Clinton, who, ironically, lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump. She has said: “Give women equal rights, and entire nations are more stable and secure. Deny women equal rights and the instability of nations is almost certain. . . . The subjugation of women is, therefore, a threat to the common security of our world and to the national security of our country.”

    “Sex and World Peace” was published in 2012. It’s well-footnoted, contains charts and graphs and, at 212 pages is not long. The writing is scholarly but relatively easy to read. Dealing with the personal accounts of women who have suffered abuses at hands of men can be difficult to take, but is necessary to understanding the evils of inequality throughout the world. Five stars.
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  • R. A. Manes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched and argued, a must read for many fields of study
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2013
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    This book is posing a simple thesis: the treatment of women and girls is a reliable indicator of levels of peace and prosperity, nationally and globally. In fact, the basic premise is so straight forward and rationale, it is a wonder that there are not many texts proving the same hypothesis. The authors use a broad set of variables to analyze the treatment of women and girls in every region of the world, effectively comparing and contrasting different nations successes and challenges. This book has become a cornerstone text in my own teaching and research. I hope to see more of these scholars research in the future. The text is very readable and approachable, and the evidence is broad, logically presented, and analyzed well. This book is a must read.
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  • B. Kent Harrison
    5.0 out of 5 stars There is a connection between attitudes toward women and the possibility of world peace
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013
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    Excellent book on gender and world politics. The authors make a fine case for the connection between a nation's culture, laws, and attitudes toward gender and its disposition toward peace. Better attitudes and treatment of women could help the progress of peace in our world. The book contains considerable useful data about cultural feelings about women, education of women, laws regarding women, familial status, crimes against women, etc., for various countries, and it suggests various ways, top down and bottom up, for coping with and improving these matters. Everyone should read it to understand today's world views on women!
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  • Buckaroo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Too technical for average reader
    Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2012
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    This book contains some startling statistics about domestic abuse worldwide. I believe that the goal of the book is to highlight the many problems that countries have when they don't provide gender equality. Specifically, when women are seen at chatal and are given no freedoms. The countries who don't recognize women's worth are the countries that are having some of the worst crime rates and less peace throughout the world. While the book delivers some startling ideas about how women are (and have been) abused throughout the ages, it contains way too much statistical data for the average reader. I do, however, recommend reading it. The first two chapters will inform the reader in an easy to understand manner. However, I got bogged down in tables and statistics until I decided to scan those chapters. It was probably written as a textbook for grad students. Let's hope we can all become better informed about this kind of gender inequality as we move further into the future.
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  • Sofia Jacinto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Recomendadisimo
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 24, 2019
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    De los mejores libros que he leido. Super interesante.
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  • Annabel Ladomery
    4.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening book. Very factual but in an interesting ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2016
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    Eye opening book. Very factual but in an interesting way, it is not at all dry. As someone who is dyslexic I did need a dictionary for some of the words! I think everyone should read this book
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  • Maxime Renaud
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2015
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    I liked this book! I feel like there are so few books on feminist IR theory. Sure, it probably is the least convincing IR theory of all, but this book contains very refreshing information concerning the advancements towards gender equality in many "underdeveloped" countries.

    I recommend this book to IR students.
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