Understanding Public Opinion on Nuclear Weapons Through a Gender Lens

This event, organized with the Oslo Nuclear Project, provided an opportunity to discuss the paper “Public opinion on nuclear weapons: is there a gender gap?” authored by Ellen Willio and Michal Onderco and published by UNIDIR in the edited volume From the Margins to the Mainstream: Advancing Intersectional Gender Analysis of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.
Based on an extensive review of academic articles and opinion polls, the authors presented an analysis on gender and public attitudes towards nuclear proliferation; nuclear weapons use; nuclear arms control and disarmament. This initial presentation was followed by a panel discussion exploring the implications of this research for nuclear advocacy, policymaking and scholarship.
Opening Remarks
• Renata H. Dalaqua, UNIDIR
Expert Presentation
• Ellen Willio, University of Antwerp
• Michal Onderco, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussants
• Jamie Withorne, Oslo Nuclear Project
• Marion Messmer, Chatham House
Q&A
• Moderator: James Revill, UNIDIR
Closing Remarks
• Ambassador Tormod C. Endresen, Norway
When and Where: 17 September 2024, from 15:00 to 16:30 CEST, online
Resources:
📘Event listing: unidir.org/Gen...
🙎🏾‍♀️Our Gender & Disarmament Programme: unidir.org/gender
🌐The UN Institute for Disarmament Research: unidir.org