| "the right to abuse women is elemental" (Segal 176) and there is no end in sight to men's association with violence. In Segal's view, men give birth to science, bombs, and wars because they feel insecure about not being able to give birth to babies. | Violence is associated with maleness because society puts pressure on men (and men-as-soldiers) to prove themselves (Tickner 40). | Violence exists in IR since the players in the game of international relations are almost all male. |
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