Abstract
This article elaborates on the discussion from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) 2020 conference and discusses the reasons for the gender gap between professionals working in nuclear security. It puts forward the structural causes for women's choice of field and the formation of gender biases from the perspective of Political Science. It emphasizes the importance of having role-models for women working in the field and provides recommendations to increase the number of women working in nuclear security.
Highlights
“Why are there less women than men in the field of nuclear security? Why are women disadvantaged in security-related issues, what is the basis of the problem?” Attendees asked these questions and more during the International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) 2020 conference sessions on women and the role of women in nuclear security
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officers and participants work in mostly technical disciplines and field work; there were few scholars who were working on gender and security
We had a female-only meeting with young women and female speakers who are working on international security
Summary
“Why are there less women than men in the field of nuclear security? The broader question to their questions is why there are so few women working in academic and professional fields, which are male dominated? We had a female-only meeting with young women and female speakers who are working on international security.
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