Security for All: Applying the Women, Peace and Security Lens to the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the U.S.
Categories: Global Public Health
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Democratization and Political Participation, Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: United States
Region: North America
Year: 2020
Citation: Case, Kelly, et al. “Security for All: Applying the Women, Peace and Security Lens to the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the U.S.” Our Secure Future, May 2020.
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Democratization and Political Participation, Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: United States
Region: North America
Year: 2020
Citation: Case, Kelly, et al. “Security for All: Applying the Women, Peace and Security Lens to the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the U.S.” Our Secure Future, May 2020.
Executive Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic does not respect borders or power. Armies, weapons, and fortifications will not destroy it. COVID-19 is a national security threat of a different kind. The United States and countries around the world need to reexamine what it takes for people to be safe.
It is time for the US government to look to lessons from women’s organizations within and outside of our country to implement policies and practices that will lead to more efficient preparedness, response, and recovery efforts, and build more resilient communities. This brief offers a set of WPS-grounded analyses and recommendations to the US Congress to support a more effective pandemic response and recovery for all American people.