ly, by examining authors such as Fisher and Ury and examining case studies, we can learn the importance of negotiation in resolving conflicts and how gender plays such an important role due to the fact that negotiations are based solely on the need for good communication. With good communication along with empathy, and a little luck the connections we make and the negotiations we encounter will be successful ones. Author Unknown. "The Economic and Societal Context" (article from Professor Umana in section) Birkoff, Juliana. "Gender, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution," 5-28-2000, *http://conflict-resolution.net/articles/birkoff.cfmplain=t* Edelman. "Divorce: From Pain to Peace" ReaderGray, John, Ph.D. Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Harper Collins: New York, 1992.Tannen, Deborah. You Just Don't Understand. Balentine Books: New York, 1991.Ury, William. Getting to Yes. Penguin Books: New York, 1991....