Militarization and Gender Inequality: Exploring the Impact

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2022-02-07 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2022.2034430

A. Elveren, V. Moghadam

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT Feminist scholars have long argued that militarism and patriarchy are linked. To date, however, the relationship between militarization and gender inequality has not been empirically tested. Using the Gender Inequality Index and the Global Militarization Index for the period of 1990–2017 for 133 countries, we put the spotlight on militarization to show how it reflects and contributes to gender inequality (in terms of health, education, political representation, and labor force participation). Our article shows that higher militarization is significantly correlated with higher gender inequality, controlling for major variables such as the military in politics, the proportion of parliamentary seats held by women, conflict, democracy level, and regime type. Among other results, we find that higher representation of women in parliament correlates with less military spending. The results are significant in the case of Muslim majority countries and MENA countries, and with respect to countries with different income levels.

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军事化与性别不平等：探究其影响

女权主义学者长期以来一直认为军国主义和父权制是有联系的。然而，迄今为止，军事化与性别不平等之间的关系尚未得到实证检验。使用133个国家的性别不平等指数和1990-2017年全球军事化指数，我们将重点放在军事化上，以展示它如何反映和助长性别不平等（在健康、教育、政治代表性和劳动力参与方面）。我们的文章表明，更高的军事化与更高的性别不平等显著相关，控制了主要变量，如政治中的军队、妇女在议会席位中的比例、冲突、民主水平和政权类型。在其他结果中，我们发现，女性在议会中的代表性越高，军费开支就越少。这一结果在穆斯林占多数的国家和中东和北非地区国家以及收入水平不同的国家都很显著。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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1.80

自引率

9.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.