what IR feminists have argued for is getting rid of idealistic associations of women with peace. Associations of woman with peace, idealism, and impracticality have long served to disempower women and keep them in their place, which is out of the "real world" of international politics.
When Fukuyama claims that sociobiology was misused at the turn of the century, with respect to race and ethnicity, he, too, is misusing it. He does this under the guise of evidence about profound genetically rooted differences between the sexes by inferring that these differences predetermine men's and women's different (and unequal) roles with respect to contemporary international politics. Of course, feminists want women to participate more fully in global politics and contribute to making the world a less dangerous place. But, rather than killing each other, haven't many men been working toward