Posts with Tag: Gender

The Scientific Case for Diversity in Nuclear Weapons Policy-Making

27 March 2024 •

Disarmament, Publications, Reports and Papers

VCDNP Research Associate Louis Reitmann uses empirical findings from psychology and behavioural science to demonstrates how demographic diversity contributes to more effective nuclear weapons policy, in a new paper published by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

VCDNP Experts Explore Gender Perspectives on Nuclear Weapons in New Podcast

25 March 2024 •

Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, Podcasts, Publications

VCDNP experts Federica Dall’Arche, Mara Zarka, and Louis Reitmann feature on the Arms Control Poseur podcast in a series of episodes discussing gender perspectives on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

Russia's War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order

2 October 2023 •

Publication Types, Reports and Papers

VCDNP Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov and VCDNP Senior Research Associate Federica Dall’Arche contribute two chapters to the new book “Russia’s War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order”, published by Springer.

Launch of the 2023 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme

22 September 2023 •

Next Gen

The VCDNP and IAI, as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), launched the 3rd edition of the Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (YWNPD) Mentorship Programme.

Feminist Foreign Policy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

9 August 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the International Organisations in Vienna hosted an NPT PrepCom side event focused on feminist foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

Empowering the Next Generation of Women in the Nuclear Field

12 July 2023 •

Event Reports, Next Gen

The VCDNP partnered with the European Union and Vienna-based International Gender Champions to organise a career development and networking event for young women in the nuclear field.

Queering Nuclear Weapons: How LGBTQ+ Inclusion Strengthens Security and Reshapes Disarmament

20 June 2023 •

Commentary, Disarmament, Publications

This Pride Month, Research Associate Louis Reitmann explains how LGBTQ+ inclusion improves nuclear decision-making and how queer theory can change our perception of nuclear weapons in a co-authored piece in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Young Women and Next Generation Initiative in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 2nd Edition Final Meeting

15 May 2023 •

Event Reports, Next Gen

The VCDNP and IAI convened the final meeting of the second edition of their Mentorship Programme for young women in non-proliferation and disarmament.

LGBT+ Identity in the Nuclear Weapons Space

19 December 2022 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP hosted a panel discussion on participation and visibility of queer people in the nuclear weapons field, featuring Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Johnson, Ambassador Laura Holgate, Ray Acheson and Anuradha Damale-Day.

Launch of the 2022 Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme

23 September 2022 •

Event Reports, Next Gen

On 19 September 2022, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), launched the 2nd edition of Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (YWNPD) Mentorship Programme.

Young Women and Next Generation Initiative in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme – 1st Edition Final Meeting

9 May 2022 •

Next Gen

On 28-29 April 2022, the IAI and the VCDNP organized the Final Meeting of the first edition of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme.

Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI)

24 July 2021 •

Next Gen

The VCDNP and IAI in the framework of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium have launched the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI) to encourage young women and the next generation to enter the non proliferation, arms control and disarmament field.

Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme Launch Event

23 April 2021 •

Next Gen

On 12 April 2021, the International Affairs Institute (IAI) and the VCDNP held the first meeting of the Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme under the auspices of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative.

EU eLearning Unit: Gender and Disarmament

31 March 2021 •

Next Gen

See the new EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium eLearning unit on gender and disarmament, authored by VCDNP Research Associate and Project/Events Manager Mara Zarka.

Elena Sokova Participates in the Women in Nuclear Security Panel

11 July 2019 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Executive Director Elena Sokova spoke at the INSEN annual meeting held in July 2019 in Vienna, Austria.

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