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Women, the Bellwether for National Security

February 10, 2010 by

[HTML1] Valerie Hudson is co-author of the recent controversial book, Bare Branches: The Security Implications of Asia’s Surplus Male Population, which argues that historically, high male-to-female ratios have often triggered domestic and international violence.

Their next question is violence against women a better predictor for degree of national security than other factors led them to a seven year research project.

Hudson and her co-author Andrea den Boer after examining 300 variables in 175 countries say, “yes.”

Women are the heart of a group society’s health and the barometer for a world free from violence.

More about Valerie Hudson
Valerie Hudson, Professor of Political Science and Faculty Affiliate David M. Kennedy School for International and Area Studies, Brigham Young University.

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