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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction and overview -- Women, war, and rebellion: the scope of the volume -- Methodology and feminist security studies -- Structure of the book -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 2. A combatant by any other name: Assessing what women do in war -- An examination of tasks: a horizontal axis -- Rank and status: a vertical axis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 3. Comparing mainstream and feminist theories on rebellion -- Gender, power, and structure in non-state armed groups -- Theories of grievance through a feminist lens -- Selective incentives through a gendered lens -- Conclusion: a gendered theory of rebellion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 4. Where women rebel: A cross-national analysis of women's participation in armed rebel groups -- Women in armed rebellion: what we think we know -- A global overview of women in rebel groups -- Regional patterns of female engagement -- Forced participation and the role of women -- The gendered labor of rebellion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 5. Why women rebel: An analysis of women's participation in rank-and-file roles -- Testing a gendered theory of rebellion -- Exploring human security and recruitment -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 6. Where women lead: Gender and leadership in armed rebel groups -- Why leadership matters -- Women as leaders in armed rebel groups: cross-national patterns -- Gender, ideology, and leadership in insurgent groups -- Escalators, glass ceilings, and critical mass: exploring paths to leadership -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 7. Summary and conclusions -- Beyond the data: women and the Islamic State -- Extensions: women, insurgency, and conflict resolution -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index