Feminist IR has not only concerned itself with the traditional focus of IR on states, wars, diplomacy and security, but feminist IR scholars have also emphasized the importance of looking at how gender shapes the current global political economy.
HI feminis tidak hanya mempermasalahkan pandangan tradisional HI terhadap negara, perang, diplomasi, dan keamanan, tetapi juga menekankan pentingnya melihat bagaimana gender membentuk ekonomi politik global masa kini.