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Overcoming Obstacles in Quantitative Feminist Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2009

Clair Apodaca
Clair Apodaca
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Florida International University
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Feminist research is motivated by and concerned with social justice, equality, and the empowerment of women and other marginalized groups. The method I have chosen to further my feminist-inspired research is merely an analytical tool. Feminist principles apply to the act of research, the questions asked, and the data to be collected. Thus, the intersection of feminism and quantitative analysis offers a new method of knowledge production for the study of international relations. Yet my research design is traditional: Based on theory, testable hypotheses are formulated, data gathered, and findings reported. The purpose of this feminist-oriented quantitative research is to produce a body of knowledge that can explain, predict, or help elucidate empirical phenomena relevant to women's lives and issues.

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Critical Perspectives on Gender and Politics
Information
Politics & Gender , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , September 2009 , pp. 419 - 426
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Copyright © The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association 2009

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