Putting Women in their Place - Gender, Power, and World Politics

The subordination of women to men is a powerful but invisible force that shapes international politics, economics, and security. Putting Women in their Place centers these lopsided power dynamics to examine how gender hierarchy both drives international dynamics and conditions how men and women experience things.

By critically assessing the ways gender norms shape political decision-making, economic development and financial disparities, and violence and conflict, Hilary Matfess expertly explains complex concepts and provides a compelling, approachable framework for interpreting global politics. This book weaves together personal stories, policy analysis, and the latest research to reveal the intertwining nature of gender oppression and systems of power, from local communities to the United Nations. It also offers a roadmap for rethinking world affairs through a feminist lens that foregrounds women's agency, individuality, and varied motivations.

About the author

Hilary Matfess is an Assistant Professor in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Her research focuses on the gender dynamics of conflict.

Summary

Putting Women in their Place
critically assesses the ways in which gender norms and gender hierarchy shape political decision-making, economic development, financial disparities, as well as violence and conflict. By intertwining personal stories, policy analysis, and the latest research, author Hilary Matfess provides a compelling, approachable framework for interpreting global politics.

Product details

• Authors: Hilary Matfess
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2025
• EAN: 9783111659480
• ISBN: 978-3-11-165948-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Women, Peace and Security
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Internationale Beziehungen, Diplomatie, Sicherheit, Women, Feministische Theorie, Geschlechterpolitik, auseinandersetzen, Gender Politics, SOC032000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, gender hierarchy, Geschlechterhierarchie, Peace and Security, Feminist security studies, Feminist International Relations