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Nowhere are women leaders more essential than in countries devastated by war. Studies show that women are better at creating and keeping the peace in post-conflict societies because women are generally less violent than their male counterparts. In Rwanda's most recent election, women won 49 percent of the seats in parliament--the highest proportion in the world. Increasingly, citizens in such societies are turning to women for help. The Iraqi Constitution last month, guarantees women 25 percent of the seats in parliament. Liberians hoping to secure peace after decades of civil war could become the first African country with a woman president if they elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the final round of balloting on Nov. 8. Perhaps the greatest hope is that increasing the ranks of women in government will help prevent future wars. During the Bosnian war, I asked the prime minister of Bosnia, "If half of the people around the table at the very beginning had been women, would there have been a war?" And he said, "No. Women think long and hard before they send their children out to kill other peoples' children." Are women actually more peaceful than men? Looking at Cameroon, Bolivia and Malaysia, a recent study found that when women have a greater say in spending priorities, they spend less on the military. "When women reach 30 or 40 percent of government, you get much more funding for health care and education."

参考答案：
(1) violent
(2) 49 percent/49%
(3) Iraqi
(4) long and hard
(5) spend less