ABSTRACT
The association of women with peace and men with warfare has had deep roots in most cultures throughout history. Stereotypes of men as “just warriors” and women as “beautiful souls” have been used to secure women’s status as noncombatants and men’s identity as warriors (Elshtain 1995). 1 The pervasiveness and trans-cultural persistence of this imagery are well documented and reveal the extent to which male and female identities have been forged around the matter of collective violence.
