Gender Language in Multilateral Diplomacy: Analyzing Recent Pushback in Vienna
09/12/2024
This report, commissioned through Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, examines the recent pushback by Iran against gender equality language in the multilateral forums in Vienna, Austria. As the first comprehensive analysis of this development, it establishes a record of events in the forums affected, analyses the drivers of this pushback and its impact on negotiations, studies how other countries are responding, and offers advice on preserving existing language and reducing disruption to multilateral decision making.
The report was researched and written by Louis Reitmann, Research Fellow at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, with support from Research Intern Alexander Hoppenbrouwers.