Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity

21/01/2021

Katha­rine Millar, James Shires, Tati­ana Tropina

80 Pages

 

UNIDIR

Gender Appro­a­ches to Cyber­se­cu­rity

https://unidir.org/publi­ca­tion/gender-appro­a­ches-cyber­se­cu­rity

«Gender Appro­a­ches to Cyber­se­cu­rity» explo­res how gender norms shape speci­fic acti­vi­ties pertai­ning to cyber­se­cu­rity design, defence and response. In each of these three pillars, the rese­arch iden­ti­fies distinct dimen­si­ons of cyber-rela­ted acti­vi­ties that have gende­red impli­ca­ti­ons and, thus, need to be consi­de­red from a gender pers­pec­tive. The report propo­ses recom­men­da­ti­ons for the incor­po­ra­tion of gender consi­de­ra­ti­ons throug­hout inter­na­ti­o­nal cyber­se­cu­rity policy and prac­tice, so as to ensure that cyber­se­cu­rity impro­ves the secu­rity of people of all gender iden­ti­ties and expres­si­ons, as well as inter­na­ti­o­nal peace and secu­rity. The ulti­mate conclu­sion is that these two levels of secu­rity cannot be sepa­ra­ted.

https://doi.org/10.37559/GEN/21/01