A Brief Guide to Gender Analysis for Firearms Focal Points
A Brief Guide to Gender Analysis for Firearms Focal Points

Contributor(s): Dragan Božanić (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Gender Studies, Security and defense
Published by: The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC)
Keywords: Gender perspective; Firearms criminality; Gender-based violence; Small arms control; Gender-sensitive data; Firearms ownership patterns; Western Balkans security sector
Summary/Abstract: In the Western Balkans, extensive research has provided substantial evidence documenting the highly gendered aspects of firearms and firearms-related criminality, as well as the different experiences of women and men in this context. Research has shown that gendered aspects of firearms are evident in the distribution of firearms (ownership and demand), patterns, dynamics, and characteristics of firearms-related crime, the different impacts of firearms misuse on women and men, their exposure to firearms violence, the role of firearms in gender-based violence and violence against women, and variations in experiences and attitudes towards firearms.

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