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2. Security for All: Applying the Women, Peace and Security Lens to the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the U.S.
- Author:
- Kelly Case, Sahana Dharmapuri, Hans Hogrefe, Miki Jacevic, Jolynn Shoemaker, Moira Whelan, and Erin Cooper
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Our Secure Future
- Abstract:
- 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. It has killed tens of thousands of Americans so far and has resulted in the complete shutdown of the American economy in just a few months. The United States and countries around the world need to reexamine what it takes for people to be safe. Policymakers can look to the Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS) for guidance and urgently needed solutions. Policymakers have primarily focused on the Women, Peace and Security agenda exclusively in the foreign policy arena. It has important application for domestic policy as well, especially for achieving policy goals that link to security and prosperity for American families and communities.
- Topic:
- Security, Women, Peace, and WPS
- Political Geography:
- United States and Global Focus
3. Maternal Mortality and Maternity Care in the United States Compared to 10 Other Developed Countries
- Author:
- Laurie Zephyrin, Molly FitzGerald, Munira Z. Gunja, and Roosa Tikkanen
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Commonwealth Fund
- Abstract:
- The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. Obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) are overrepresented in its maternity care workforce relative to midwives, and there is an overall shortage of maternity care providers (both ob-gyns and midwives) relative to births. In most other countries, midwives outnumber ob-gyns by severalfold, and primary care plays a central role in the health system. Although a large share of its maternal deaths occur postbirth, the U.S. is the only country not to guarantee access to provider home visits or paid parental leave in the postpartum period.
- Topic:
- Health, Health Care Policy, Women, and Reproductive Health
- Political Geography:
- United States and Global Focus
4. Women of the Alt-Right: An Intersectional Study of Far-Right Extremism, Gender, & Identity in the United States
- Author:
- Sarah Kenny
- Publication Date:
- 08-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Women In International Security (WIIS)
- Abstract:
- The alt-right, an expression of far-right violent extremism, presents a security risk to citizens in the United States and around the world. As globalization, mass immigration, and multiculturalism flourish, various collectives of fearful individuals and populist politicians will continue to embrace ethnonationalist worldviews and employ violent means to enforce them. To combat this security risk, it is essential to acknowledge that women make significant contributions to the altright and violent extremism. Women can no longer be misrepresented and excluded from efforts to prevent and counter this form of violent extremism. Exclusion has proven both disingenuous and dangerous along the road to realizing a comprehensive threat analysis and strategy.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Terrorism, Women, Domestic Politics, Gender Based Violence, and Far Right
- Political Geography:
- United States
5. Women’s Participation and the Fate of Nonviolent Campaigns: A Report on the Women in Resistance (Wire) Data Set
- Author:
- Erica Chenoweth, Conor Seyle, and Sahana Dharmapuri
- Publication Date:
- 10-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Our Secure Future
- Abstract:
- The Women, Peace and Security agenda is a transformative policy mandate with a global constituency. It provides policymakers with the tools to end cycles of violent conflict, create more equitable peace processes, and promote gender equality on a global, national, and local scale. Passed in October 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325) underscores women’s agency, voice, and capacities as intrinsic to creating more effective international peace and security–related policies. Since 2000, more than 80 countries have adopted national action plans and policies to robustly implement the Women, Peace and Security agenda. In 2017, the US Congress adopted the Women, Peace, and Security Act to incorporate the principle of gender equality into US foreign policy. As the global agenda on Women, Peace and Security is increasingly implemented, the transformational role of women as direct actors in issues of peace and security is becoming more obvious. This is certainly true in the case of formal institutions, where women are increasingly represented in higher positions internationally. It is also true in less formal, official domains: women have been at the forefront of civil resistance movements throughout history, and they have been visible leaders in contemporary nonviolent resistance movements from Sudan to Algeria and beyond.
- Topic:
- Security, Foreign Policy, Women, Peace, and Nonviolence
- Political Geography:
- United States and Global Focus
6. US Leadership on Women and Foreign Policy: Recommendations for the 116th Congress
- Publication Date:
- 02-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Our Secure Future
- Abstract:
- Passed unanimously in October 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325) underscores women’s agency, voice, and capacities as intrinsic to creating better policies and more equitable peace agreements.1 UNSCR 1325 was drafted and adopted by the UN Security Council with significant leadership from women-led civil society groups around the world. It has been followed by seven other resolutions (UNSCRs 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, 2122, and 2242), which make up the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS).2 WPS is a transformative policy mandate with a global constituency. It provides policymakers with the tools to end cycles of violent conflict, create more equitable peace processes, halt inequalities between men and women, and promote gender equality on a global, national, and local scale.
- Topic:
- Security, Gender Issues, Women, Peace, and WPS
- Political Geography:
- United States and Global Focus