The discourse of international relations theory helps “to perpetuate a distorted and partial world view that reflects the disproportionate power of control and influence that men hold, rather than the full social reality of the lives of women, children and men. Thus this theory is more reflective and expressive of historically established male power than it is an open and comprehensive exploration of the political and economic process in which all members of society are engaged.”

-- Gillian Youngs, “Feminist International Relations: A Contradiction in Terms? Or: Why Women and Gender are Essential to Understanding the World “We” Live In,” International Affairs 80:1 (2004), p. 76.