Miscellaneous
Are female leaders more likely to engage in warfare than male leaders? In this episode of “Root of Conflict” we spoke with Dr. Oeindrila Dube, the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the Harris School of Public Policy to help answer this question. Dr. Dube recently co-authored a paper titled “Queens”, which examines Europe from 1480-1913 to see if states led by women experienced more peace than states led by men. The findings show that women leaders were more likely to participate in war than male leaders during this period, challenging many norms and perceptions of women in leadership positions. Professor Dube walks us through the empirical approaches used in this research, as well as how to interpret these findings within the broader context of the study of gender and conflict. Dr. Dube's Paper can be found at: http://odube.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Dube_Harish_Queens_Paper.pdf Podcast Production Credit: Interviewer: Aishwarya Raje. Episode edited and mixed by Mwangi Thuita.