Hidden weapons for women
Women: The Secret Weapon of Modern Warfare? - JSTOR
The figures and faces from wars in the Middle East that continue to haunt us at the beginning of the twenty-first century, are those of women: think of Palestinian women suicide bombers, starting with Wafa Idris in January 2002, or the capture and rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch early in the U.S. invasion of Iraq just over a year later, or the shoc...
[PDF File]Gender-responsive Small Arms Control
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tive impacts of the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and for enabling the universalization and effective implementation of international arms control instruments. GLASS contributes to increasing women’s participation in multilateral policymaking fora and to integrating gender perspectives in arms
[PDF File]The impact of guns on women' s lives - Amnesty International
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This report looks at the impact on women of guns in the home, in communities and during and after conflict. In each of these contexts, it looks at violence committed with guns against women, the role women play in gun use, and the campaigns women are spearheading against gun violence.
[PDF File]Women In International policybrief
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regulate or control weapons.4 We define “gender” as a set of social constructs that refer to the social and cultural attributes, norms, roles and behaviors associated with men (masculinities) and women (femininities). These constructs have developed over the course of human history. They have been passed down from generation to generation ...
[PDF File]WOMEN AND EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS - PeaceWomen
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including women in leadership and decision-making roles to confront the challenges posed by explosive weapons use and in working towards resolution of armed conflicts and the establishment of sustainable peace. The first section of this paper briefly describes explosive weapons and the legal tools available
Gender Perspectives on Small Arms and Light Weapons in ...
Women represent a very small proportion of gun owners, but tend disproportionately to be victims of gun violence. This imbalance has been one of the arguments advanced by feminists for positioning the gun control debate in the context of human rights and equity, which asserts women’s equal right to live in safety.
[PDF File]Gender, peace and disarmament - PeaceWomen
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before women—this despite the fact that in most post-conflict situations women have become the primary providers in the family. SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS Today small arms and light weapons are the main instruments of violence in conflict. While far more men than women die at the point of a gun, 12 women have intimate knowledge of how power is
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