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ICYMI: Forbes posted this article yesterday. Here's some of what we know about national level female leadership from an IR perspective - with a special focus on security [thread] https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2020/04/13/what-do-countries-with-the-best-coronavirus-reponses-have-in-common-women-leaders/#26942e0d3dec
. @mchorowitz, Stam, and Ellis find little difference between male and female leaders in the propensity to use military force, but also note the small number of cases of female leadership. https://www.amazon.com/Why-Leaders-Fight-Michael-Horowitz/dp/1107655676 1/n
. @FaridaJalalzai explains how women attain the highest level of office cross-nationally, explaining why we see variation here. https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Cracked-Firmly-Intact-Executive/dp/0190602090/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=shattered+cracked+or+firmly+in+tact&qid=1586870551&sr=8-1-spell 2/n
Post and Sen break down gendered stereotypes in @II_journal and show that female leaders are more likely to have to demonstrate their resolve during disputes, leading to crisis escalation. …https://www-tandfonline-com.exlibris.colgate.edu/doi/abs/10.1080/03050629.2019.1683008 3/n
Dube and Harish likewise show that marital status of historical queens also influenced their likelihood to be a target of aggression as well as to initiate war. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/707011?journalCode=jpe 4/n
Schroeder and Powell examine how female leadership in both the legislature and the executive influence propensity for coups. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0095327X17700390?casa_token=lSVfFK2wWQYAAAAA%3AUzu7W_gopWH9VopXaIUpjsNWspKzzxN36lZNtR_nm_qDZ4pM-fArhZyqdYKlXrWmh33btEF4i_M 5/n
Barnes and O'Brien explore the conditions that lead to the appointment of female defense ministers in @AJPS_Editor. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/[email protected]/(ISSN)1540-5907.top-cited-VI?casa_token=4GYoJmAIzGUAAAAA:MTsPwE4SdfJv-sfKWBrYITcQIj6_GPfG9bbqtxz9-3w_UgZS4UouQLKPXJUihUSU8tsbWBXF_VqUSg 6/n
That is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a rich literature on this issue from the feminist IR perspective as well as a wealth of information on female leaders from comparative politics, American politics, and economics. Which articles or books would you add to this list? 7/7
