and reproduce massive insecurities, or the crisis of insecurity. to organize the discussion, we identify three interacting components :(1) the gendered security ideology at work (ir's underlying assumptions and expectations), (2) the differential effects of this ideology on differing men and women(the roles they are assigned in relation particularly to militaries and(3) the systemic consequences of these intersectional gender dichotomies (exacerbating global insecurities even as the frequency of wars has diminished and violence against women and women's exclusion from peacemaking, peace keeping, and peace building have been identified as major impediments to peace and security). The patterns we identify through the examples we offer (which are, by no means, exhaustive) paint an overwhelmingly negative picture of the gendered effects of violence pursued in the name of security However, it is necessary to understand the highly negative impacts o