@oursecurefuture our projects focus on the fact that the full participation of 🚺leads to better security outcomes. #coronavirus proves our point. Weapons systems, troop numbers are insufficient to define “security.” And maybe it takes a #pandemic to reconsider our approach.
There’s certainly great work out there on #coronavirus and women by our colleagues talking about the increase of domestic violence women face, and the undue burden on female #frontlineworkers. But how do we do better?
We wanted to look more broadly than that. Specifically, as governments review how they addressed #coronavirus, they need to consider #gender.
We can start now, simply by analyzing data we’re collecting now from a #genderperspective. How did women fare compared to men for Small Business loans? Who did the bulk of the unpaid work. Death tolls and the #DowJones are simply not the complete story of #coronavirus.
Congress can take action by making sure that @DHSgov is guiding state, local and tribal governments on how to do it. Hopefully this is helpful to the new Women, Peace and Security Caucus and its great leaders @RepLoisFrankel and @RepMichaelWaltz.
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