manuscript_code.R

<i>The women and peace hypothesis suggests that women are less</i><i>hawkish than men on security issues. However, research shows women are</i><i>also less willing to take on security risks. These tendencies clash in postconflict</i><i>societies, where the public is put in the position of having to accept</i><i>a negotiated, ‘dovish’ end to war, while simultaneously taking on some risk</i><i>as ex-combatants are reintegrated into society. I examine these competing</i><i>tendencies among women in Colombia following the 2016 peace agreement</i><i>with FARC rebels. Using data from the Americas Barometer, I find a persistent</i><i>gender gap in conflict-termination attitudes, with women expressing</i><i>more pessimism than men about reconciling with demobilizing FARC members</i><i>and stronger opposition to reintegration efforts. These findings suggest</i><i>that women’s heightened security concerns may outweigh their less hawkish</i><i>tendencies, potentially making them, at the</i> <i>margins, an oppositional</i><i>segment of the population to a peace process.</i>