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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Public Health
  • International Law

Background:

  • Discrimination and inequality significantly impact women's experiences with drug use, the drug trade, and drug control measures.
  • Marginalized women, particularly those who are poor, bear disproportionate burdens from drug control efforts.
  • International bodies have committed to integrating a 'gender perspective' into drug policies, though often narrowly defined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the implications of 'mainstreaming' a narrow gender perspective into drug control efforts.
  • To examine how drug control policies address or fail to address the specific needs of women (inclusively defined).
  • To highlight the risk of rights violations for women within the context of drug policies.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of women's experiences as drug users, in the drug trade, and within the criminal justice system.
  • Review of international law and drug control policies concerning gender.
  • Exploration of the concept of gender in international law beyond a binary definition.

Main Results:

  • Drug control policies often fail to meaningfully address the diverse needs and circumstances of women.
  • A narrow interpretation of 'gender' in policy limits its effectiveness in protecting women's rights.
  • Women, especially marginalized groups, face recurrent rights violations within drug control contexts.

Conclusions:

  • Mainstreaming a comprehensive gender perspective is crucial for effective and rights-respecting drug control.
  • International human rights and drug control guidelines can be vital tools for policy improvement.
  • Drug policies must evolve to encompass a broader understanding of gender to protect all women's rights.