Abstract
The open debates in International Relations (IR) in the late 1980s paved the way for feminist contributions to the discipline where it had previously received scant attention. The ten years that followed have seen a substantial amount of literature on gender and the discipline of international relations, causing quite some discussion on the results and usefulness of feminist writings. The purpose of this essay is to explore the value of feminist contributions to IR, discussing whether or not there is a need for this perspective within the discipline, with reference to criticisms from different perspectives, and a look at the results of feminist research
