Gender, Justice and Deliberation: Why Women Don't Influence Peacemaking

Abstract Scholars have pinpointed that women's underrepresentation in peacemaking results gendered outcomes do not address needs and interests. Despite recent increased representation at the negotiating table, women still a limited influence on outcomes. We propose differences female male speeches reflected patterns discourse during explain how is curtailed. examine speaking behavior transitional justice debates post-conflict Balkans. Applying multimethod quantitative text analysis to over half million words multiple languages, we analyze structural thematic speech patterns. find men's domination of turn-taking absence topics reflecting interests lead outcome. The sequences men talking after are longer than those women, which restricts deliberative space opportunities develop sustain arguments reflect their concerns. no evidence driven by lower quality speeches. This study dynamics microlevel identifies novel dimension peacemaking.