One reason America seems so woefully underprepared and erratic in its response to the coronavirus pandemic: our woeful gender disparity among decision-makers.
In the midst of a national crisis unlike anything we've ever seen, my family—like so many others—has been trying to get used to our new normal. As someone who built a career researching nuclear weapons proliferation and the U.S. defense budget, learning to homeschool a 13, 4, and 1-year-old is a new one for me. Books, even more so than before, have become our best friends. Right now, the favorite—the one we're reading again and again, and again—is called,"Military Ships.
"Look, look, look! That's an aircraft carrier," says the 4-year-old as baby brother grunts in agreement."But my favorite is the destroyer. It has missiles." As I kiss my boys goodnight, their love for those weapons, and my own struggle to understand that love, suddenly seems much more urgent. COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than died on 9/11, and many more will die. But, unlike on 9/11, there is no enemy to hunt, no terrorist to kill, and no country to bomb. In our"fight" against this enemy, the weapons we've so diligently stockpiled cannot help us.
America's severe lack of gender diversity is well documented and extends across government. Today, there are more women in Congress than ever before, but that isn't saying much. Only 26 of 100 Members of the US Senate and 127 of 435 Members in the House are women—record numbers, but still woefully low. Despite
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