Publication
2014
This paper uses a gender perspective to analyze the potential humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. In general, the author argues that there are both sex-specific health impacts pertaining to the biological effects of radiation, as well as gender-specific ones resulting from existing cultural and social roles and gender-based stereotypes.
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Author | Anne Guro Dimmen |
Series | UNIDIR Books and Reports |
Publisher | International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI) |
Copyright | © 2014 United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) & ILPI |