The factsheet outlines the current state of gender balance in the biological weapons regime, including an analysis of women’s participation in multilateral meetings, as well as potential sex-specific and gendered impacts of biological weapons. This resource offers recommendations to promote gender equality and to mainstream gender perspectives in the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention.

Sponsor Organizations: International Gender Champions Disarmament Impact Group (Ireland, Namibia, Philippines)

Citation: International Gender Champions Disarmament Impact Group (2021) "Factsheet: Gender and Biological Weapons".