Category: Gender Studies

July 16, 2015

Watch the book launch discussion of "The Hillary Doctrine"

Watch Valerie Hudson and Patricia Leidl, the authors of THE HILLARY DOCTRINE: SEX AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, discuss the importance of violence against women in foreign policy, the role of U.S. foreign policy in the world, and their new book with Rosa Brooks, Kathleen Kuehnast, and Daniela Ligiero.

July 15, 2015

No Matter Who’s Elected, We Need the Hillary Doctrine

Read a guest post by Valerie M. Hudson and Patricia Leidl, authors of THE HILLARY DOCTRINE: SEX AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY.

July 14, 2015

Has Hillary Really Helped the World’s Women?

Read an excerpt from THE HILLARY DOCTRINE: SEX AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, by Valerie M. Hudson and Patricia Leidl, that originally appeared in Politico.

July 13, 2015

How Sex Came to Matter in U.S. Foreign Policy

Read an excerpt from the first chapter of THE HILLARY DOCTRINE: SEX AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, by Valerie M. Hudson and Patricia Leidl.

June 26, 2015

Same-Sex Marriage – Game Over?

Read a guest post by Ludger Viefhues-Bailey on the current state of the public and political debate over marriage equality, in light of today’s Supreme Court ruling.

April 13, 2015

The Hillary Doctrine and Saudi Arabia

“In the case of Saudi women, Clinton has chosen a course that appears to be penny-foolish, but is surely pound-wise.”—Valerie Hudson and Patrica Leidl, authors of The Hillary Doctrine With yesterday’s announcement of her presidential campaign, the record of Hillary...

November 17, 2014

Sex and World Peace: What’s Next

“Empower women and you enhance security in all its dimensions. Disempower women, and you undermine that security.”—Valerie Hudson The following post if written by Valerie Hudson, co-author of Sex and World Peace. My co-authors and I are very grateful that...

November 5, 2014

Gloria Steinem on Sex and World Peace

As part of her Reading Our Way to the Revolution, Gloria Steinem has selected Sex and World Peace book of the month. In the coming days, Steinem will be featuring the book and you can follow #GloriaReads for more updates....

October 10, 2014

Interview with Amrita Pande, author of Wombs in Labor

Read an interview with Amrita Pande, author of Wombs in Labor, in which she discusses surrogacy, India, and free trade surrogacy.

September 17, 2014

Male Sex Work Throughout History

This blog post offers a look at Male Sex Work and Society sharing 8 facts about male sex work history, from Roman concubines to Depression-era hustlers.

June 13, 2014

Gay Men Choosing Fatherhood — Gerald Mallon

“Now that non-gay dads are addressing some of the issues relating to being a more involved parent, it is newsworthy. That made me mad.”—Gerald Mallon We conclude our series of posts about fathers with a post is by Gerald Mallon,...

June 11, 2014

The Myth of the Missing Black Father

“The black male. A demographic. A sociological construct. A media car­icature. A crime statistic…. Rarely a father. Indeed, if one judged by popular and academic coverage, one might think the term ‘black fatherhood’ an oxymoron.” With Father’s Day coming up,...