9. 爱尔兰还希望利用本工作文件的机会，突出性别与核武器问题的另一个方面：妇女参与谈判论坛的问题。这在核裁军方面尤为重要，因为国际法和政策研究所与联合国裁军研究所的文件清楚地表明，在核裁军工作中，包括在第一委员会的会议和《不扩散条约》的审议会议中，妇女出席人数仍然严重偏低。如果我们研究一下那些处理与核裁军有关事项的政府专家组，差距甚至更大。
9. Ireland also wishes to use the opportunity of the present working paper to highlight another aspect of gender and nuclear weapons: the question of women’s participation in negotiating forums. This is particularly important in nuclear disarmament where the International Law and Policy Institute-United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research paper shows clearly that women continue to be seriously underrepresented in nuclear disarmament work, including at meetings of the First Committee and at Non-Proliferation Treaty review meetings. The disparity is even worse if we study groups of governmental experts working on nuclear disarmament-related matters.